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WorksheetsLower course river features 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What feature would you find in the lower course of a river?
Waterfall
Gorge
Meander
Delta
Where does deposition mostly occur?
Upper Course
Middle Course
Lower Course
Name this river feature
Waterfall and Gorge
Meander
Ox-Bow Lake
Delta
Which river process is mostly responsible for the formation of deltas and floodplains?
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
Sediment deposits that form where a river flows into still water. Shaped like a triangle.
confluence
valley
delta
tributary
Build up of flat land on each side of the river that has the potential to flood.
confluence
flat plain
flood plain
watershed divide
Identify which part of the river you would find the mouth.
Upper
Middle
Lower
Identify which part of the river you would find a delta.
Upper
Middle
Lower
What are the three processes that occur as a river flows from its source to the mouth?
erosion, attrition and abrasion
erosion, transportation and deposition
erosion, transportation and solution
erosion, attrition and corrosion
Large material is deposited first when a river floods and creates ?
Oxbow lakes
Levees
Meanders
Deltas
When rivers meet the sea the course material is deposited first producing ?
Levees
Meanders
Wave cut platform
topset beds
