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WorksheetsWater & River Systems
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is NOT one of Canada's drainage basins
Pacific drainage basin
the great divide
Atlantic drainage basin
Hudson Bay drainage basin
Arctic Ocean drainage basin
What determines the direction a river will flow?
The type of water in the river
The vegetation around the river
the height of land the river flows over
The amount of water in the river
The water body that exsists under the earth and flows out through springs is called
headwaters
ground waters
soil water
spring water
Following are part of a river profile: (check all the answers included)
Source
confluence
meander
soil water
What does this picture show?
meander
confluence
drainage pattern
deltas
What does this image show?
meander
delta
confluence
trellis drainage pattern
What is the twist in this river called?
confluence
delta
meander
trellis drainage pattern
Following is the image of river nile from google earth. What does the green colour denote?
The water in river has a lot of algae
the river runs through a forest
their is a lot of vegetation around the river
the river runs through Egypt
There are two types of drainage patterns : trellis and dendritic. What determines the type of drainage pattern?
the type of water flowing in the river
the height of land it runs over
the types of rock it runs over
the gravity that pulls on the water running through a river
Why is the pollution of one drainage basin a big deal?
because pollution causes fishes to die
because pollution can make the air unbreathable
because the pollution can spread to far off areas
because the government hates pollution
