CSEC Rivers MC

The feature labelled X at 257412 is a

• confluence

• distributary

• river capture

• deferred junction

The general direction of flow of the Black River is

• SE

• NE

• NNE

• SSW

The feature at M is a

• levee

• terrace

• waterfall

• flood plain

^{Which of the following features forms in the area marked N?}

• Levee

• Plateau

• Flood plain

• Alluvial fan

The diagram shows a mountain which tributaries leading to a rover which flows into the sea. The dotted line represents

• a plateau

• the hilltop

• the watershed

• the drainage basin

Deposition by a river usually occurs when its

• volume increases

• gradient increases

• velocity decreases

• channel rougness decreases

What word is used to describe that part of a river's course which is wide and shallow and has bars and islands around which the river flows?

• Braided

• Flooded

• Turbulent

• Meandering

Which of the following proceeses is dominant in the first stage?

• Erosion

• Deflation

• Deposition

• Transportation

Which of the following terms describes the drainage pattern of the area?

• Trellis

• Radial

• Parallel

• Dendritic

Potholes will tend to form on the bed of a river if the river has a

• low volume and flows over a steep gradient

• low volume and flows over a gentle gradient

• high volume and flows over a steep gradient

• high volume and flows over a gentle gradient