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WorksheetsRivers Geography Retrieval Quiz Yr4 Trinity
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The upper course of a river is...
where the river widens.
where the river begins.
where the river slows.
A river has a source and a mouth.
True
False
A meander is...
a bend in the river.
a fast flowing section of the river.
a low area of land between hills.
All rivers flow into the sea or a lake.
True
False
A tributary is
the start of a river.
the land along the edge of a river.
a river or stream that flows into a larger river.
What word describes how water cuts, sculpts and shapes the land over time?
deposition
erosion
source
This is the __________ of a river.
flood plain
valley
source
Select the sentence that matches the picture most accurately.
A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains.
A valley is where two rivers meet.
A valley is the land along the edge of a river.
The ______ is where the river meets the sea.
source
valley
mouth
stream
Floodplains...
wear away the riverbed and bank
are areas around a river covered in times in flood
have rapids and waterfalls
What does it mean when a river floods?
Ground water seeps into the rocks underground.
The river channel can't hold the amount of water flowing through it.
The sea level drops.
