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WorksheetsThe River Valley
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries is called a:
watershed
estuary
drainage basin
delta
The point where the river starts is called the:
source
mouth
tributary
confluence
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a:
source
mouth
tributary
confluence
The point at which two streams or rivers join is known as a:
source
mouth
tributary
confluence
An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas is known as a:
drainage basin
watershed
estuary
delta
The point at which the river joins the sea, or larger body of water, is called the:
delta
estuary
source
mouth
The path of a river as it flows downhill is called its:
channel
valley
long profile
course
True or false? The long profile of a river shows how the gradient (steepness) changes over the different courses.
True
False
True or false? The cross profile shows what the cross-section of the river looks like.
True
False
The gradient of the upper course of a river is:
gentle
steep
medium
The gradient of the middle course of a river is:
gentle
steep
medium
The gradient of the lower course of a river is:
gentle
steep
medium
The features of the upper course of a river are:
very wide, almost flat valley and very wide, deep channel
gently sloping valley sides and wider, deeper channel
v-shaped valley with steep sides and a narrow, shallow channel
The features of the middle course of a river are:
very wide, almost flat valley and very wide, deep channel
gently sloping valley sides and wider, deeper channel
v-shaped valley with steep sides and a narrow, shallow channel
The features of the lower course of a river are:
very wide, almost flat valley and very wide, deep channel
gently sloping valley sides and wider, deeper channel
v-shaped valley with steep sides and a narrow, shallow channel
The process which deepens the river valley and channel is called:
lateral erosion
lateral deposition
vertical erosion
vertical deposition
The process that widens the river valley and channel is called:
lateral erosion
lateral deposition
vertical erosion
vertical deposition
