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Landscapes and Drainage

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which drainage pattern is seen on mountain tops or volcanoes with uniform composition.

Example: Rim of the Adirondacks

a)

Annular drainage

b)

Trellis or Rectangular drainage

c)

Dendritic drainage

d)

Radial drainage

2.

Which drainage pattern develops in areas with bedrock tilted or folded into ridges.

Example: Central Adirondack Mountains

a)

Annular drainage

b)

Trellis or Rectangular drainage

c)

Dendritic drainage

d)

Radial drainage

3.

Which drainage pattern forms on a dome with layers of different compositions which erode at different rates.

Examples: Esopus Creek, NY and Black Hills, SD

a)

Annular drainage

b)

Trellis or Rectangular drainage

c)

Dendritic drainage

d)

Radial drainage

4.

Which Drainage pattern looks like a tree and is found on flat strata of uniform bedrock.

Example: Appalachian Plateau

a)

Annular drainage

b)

Trellis or Rectangular drainage

c)

Dendritic drainage

d)

Radial drainage

5.

Which is not a factors that determines a landscape's characteristics

a)

climate of the region

b)

ecology of a region

c)

structure of the bedrock

d)

rate of weathering and erosion

e)

tectonic activity in the region

6.

What do we call the part of Earth's surface with characteristics that distinguish it from other areas?

Such as rock structure, elevation, degree of slope, and stream drainage pattern

a)

Drainage Basin

b)

Landscape Region

c)

Watershed

d)

Climate Landscape

7.

A Watershed or Drainage Basin can best be described as....

a)

The headwaters of a river near the source

b)

The total area drained by a river and its tributaries into one body of water

c)

The area that separates two drainage basins or watersheds

d)

The segment of a tributary that flows into a river

8.

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop on the surface of a volcano?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which underlying bedrock structure would most likely produced this stream drainage pattern?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop on level terrain with loose, unconsolidated sediments?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which stream pattern will occur over a relatively flat surface with loose, unconsolidated sediments?

a)

Annular

b)

Trellis

c)

Dendritic

d)

Radial

12.

What do we call the location of rivers in an area based on bedrock structure?

a)

Drainage Basin

b)

Landscape Region

c)

Watershed

d)

Drainage Pattern

13.

This landscape has rounded, smoother slopes. Lots of moisture and vegetation. Both chemical weathering and physical weathering are present.

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Mountain Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region

14.

This landscape has dry. steep, sharp sided slopes.

Little vegetation

Mainly physical weathering caused by wind abrasion.

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Mountain Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region

15.

This landscape has areas of high elevation and steep slopes

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Mountain Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region

16.

This landscape has large areas of flat land elevated high above sea level

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Ridges and Valleys Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region

17.

This landscape has large areas of flat or gently rolling land

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Ridges and Valleys Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region

18.

This landscape has moderate relief, rounded peaks, wide valleys and has folded bedrock

a)

Humid Climate Landscape

b)

Arid Climate Landscape

c)

Ridges and Valleys Landscape Region

d)

Plateau Landscape Region

e)

Plains Landscape Region