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Rivers Geography Retrieval Quiz Yr4 Trinity

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The upper course of a river is...

a)

where the river widens.

b)

where the river begins.

c)

where the river slows.

2.

A river has a source and a mouth.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A meander is...

a)

a bend in the river.

b)

a fast flowing section of the river.

c)

a low area of land between hills.

4.

All rivers flow into the sea or a lake.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A tributary is

a)

the start of a river.

b)

the land along the edge of a river.

c)

a river or stream that flows into a larger river.

6.

What word describes how water cuts, sculpts and shapes the land over time?

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

source

7.

This is the __________ of a river.

a)

flood plain

b)

valley

c)

source

8.

Select the sentence that matches the picture most accurately.

a)

A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains.

b)

A valley is where two rivers meet.

c)

A valley is the land along the edge of a river.

9.

The ______ is where the river meets the sea.

a)

source

b)

valley

c)

mouth

d)

stream

10.

Floodplains...

a)

wear away the riverbed and bank

b)

are areas around a river covered in times in flood

c)

have rapids and waterfalls

11.

What does it mean when a river floods?

a)

Ground water seeps into the rocks underground.

b)

The river channel can't hold the amount of water flowing through it.

c)

The sea level drops.