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Water & River Systems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following is NOT one of Canada's drainage basins

a)

Pacific drainage basin

b)

the great divide

c)

Atlantic drainage basin

d)

Hudson Bay drainage basin

e)

Arctic Ocean drainage basin

2.

What determines the direction a river will flow?

a)

The type of water in the river

b)

The vegetation around the river

c)

the height of land the river flows over

d)

The amount of water in the river

3.

The water body that exsists under the earth and flows out through springs is called

a)

headwaters

b)

ground waters

c)

soil water

d)

spring water

4.

Following are part of a river profile: (check all the answers included)

a)

Source

b)

confluence

c)

meander

d)

soil water

5.

What does this picture show?

a)

meander

b)

confluence

c)

drainage pattern

d)

deltas

6.

What does this image show?

a)

meander

b)

delta

c)

confluence

d)

trellis drainage pattern

7.

What is the twist in this river called?

a)

confluence

b)

delta

c)

meander

d)

trellis drainage pattern

8.

Following is the image of river nile from google earth. What does the green colour denote?

a)

The water in river has a lot of algae

b)

the river runs through a forest

c)

their is a lot of vegetation around the river

d)

the river runs through Egypt

9.

There are two types of drainage patterns : trellis and dendritic. What determines the type of drainage pattern?

a)

the type of water flowing in the river

b)

the height of land it runs over

c)

the types of rock it runs over

d)

the gravity that pulls on the water running through a river

10.

Why is the pollution of one drainage basin a big deal?

a)

because pollution causes fishes to die

b)

because pollution can make the air unbreathable

c)

because the pollution can spread to far off areas

d)

because the government hates pollution