Rivers Geography Retrieval Quiz Yr4 Trinity

The upper course of a river is...

• where the river widens.

• where the river begins.

• where the river slows.

A river has a source and a mouth.

• True

• False

A meander is...

• a bend in the river.

• a fast flowing section of the river.

• a low area of land between hills.

All rivers flow into the sea or a lake.

• True

• False

A tributary is

• the start of a river.

• the land along the edge of a river.

• a river or stream that flows into a larger river.

What word describes how water cuts, sculpts and shapes the land over time?

• deposition

• erosion

• source

This is the __________ of a river.

• flood plain

• valley

• source

Select the sentence that matches the picture most accurately.

• A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains.

• A valley is where two rivers meet.

• A valley is the land along the edge of a river.

The ______ is where the river meets the sea.

• source

• valley

• mouth

• stream

Floodplains...

• wear away the riverbed and bank

• are areas around a river covered in times in flood

• have rapids and waterfalls