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Human Activities on River Processes

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rivers are manipulated for a number of reasons, which of these is NOT a reason.

a)

Create HEP

b)

Control Flooding in Urban Area

c)

Decrease navigation times

d)

increase fishing

2.

The river Rhine is ____km long.

a)

1,232 km

b)

1,500 km

c)

120 km

d)

None of the above

3.

It flows through __ countries.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

9

4.

What has the river Rhine undergone?

a)

Flood control

b)

HEP

c)

Canalisation

d)

All of the above

5.

Surface processes have been controlled since the _______.

a)

1960's

b)

1800 's

c)

1950 's

d)

None of the above

6.

The Main tributaries are in..

a)

Main

b)

Necker

c)

Moselle

d)

All of the above

7.

Which of these is not a impact of canalisation?

a)

Canal Network developed

b)

Dykes created

c)

Sedimentation on river bed

d)

Shorter, Deeper, Straighter river

8.

Canal Construction reduced the river length by _____km

a)

200km

b)

100km

c)

250km

d)

120km

9.

The rivers velocity and erosive power were increased due to the HEP stations.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Dykes were built to increase river ____.

a)

Width

b)

Height

11.

Dykes & Man made levees were constructed to prevent what?

a)

Pollution

b)

Flooding

c)

Over pollution

d)

none of the above

12.

Today the flood plain is used for..

a)

Agriculture & Urban development

b)

Sports

c)

Retail

d)

None of the above

13.

Dykes have been built and have been regurarly increase in ____.

a)

Height

b)

Structure

c)

Concrete

d)

Size

14.

Polder land is also known as "________"

a)

Old land

b)

Waterlogged Fields

c)

Reclaimed land

d)

None of the above

15.

If the high embankments collapsed the surrounding water would increase by how many metres ?

a)

2m

b)

4m

c)

6m

d)

8m

16.

Since the 1950's, ___ HEP stations have been built along the river Rhine.

a)

3

b)

12

c)

22

d)

13

17.

The construction of these HEP stations is known as the Power Project

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of these is not an effect of the construction of the HEP stations.

a)

Dams trapped sediment

b)

Flooded on annual basis

c)

Banks bursting

d)

All of the above

19.

The worst floods happened in....

a)

February 1993

b)

January 1995

c)

November 1933

d)

None of the above

20.

Which of these is not a disadvantage of artificial levees?

a)

Increased deposition on the river bed

b)

fertile alluvium ceases

c)

Levees can fail, flooding homes and property

d)

Control the flow of the river

21.

Which of these is not an advantage of Dams?

a)

Generate electricity

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Relocation of people

d)

Tourist attraction

22.

The 20 year plan costing 12 billion was to overcome what problem?

a)

Pollution

b)

Flooding

c)

Economic loss

d)

None of the above

23.

What percentage of the rivers floodplain has been supressed?

a)

95%

b)

85%

c)

25%

d)

15%