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WorksheetsUKS2 Rivers
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.
source
triutaries
mouth
drainage basin
________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.
source
tributaries
mouth
drainage basin
The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.
source
tributaries
mouth
drainage basin
What landform can you see in the picture?
Meanders
Rapids
Estuary
V shaped valleys
What is the land next to the river called and how would you describe it?
Floodplain, steep land next to the river.
Floodplain, flat land next to the river.
Floodplain, flat land away from the river.
Floodplain, flat land on top of the river.
When two or more rivers meet it is called...
tributary
mouth
headwaters
confluence
Which of the following is a physical cause of flooding?
Heavy rain
Efficient sewage system
Deforestation
Bridge buiding
Pick the social impact of river floods.
Housing repairs
Deaths
Losing a job
Soil erosion
Pick the economic impact of river floods.
It is hard to move around
People become homeless
Floods create or replenish wetland habitats
Business closed for refurbishment
Pick the environmental impact of river flooding.
Insurance premiums go up significantly.
Wildlife can be killed.
Electricity is cut off
An increase in flood defence systems.
Pick the correct definition: Hard engineering.
Building large, man-made structures.
Not building on the floodplain.
Working with the natural landscape. Do not physically alter the river.
Allocating budgets to recover from future flood events.
Which of the soft engineering approaches listed below involves thinking about how areas of land are used and by whom?
Laissez faire
Zoning
Sectioning
Proportion thinking
Label the parts of a river
Rivers play a vital role in our . They begin at a (a) , typically found in mountains or hills, and flow towards their (b) , where they meet an ocean. Along the way, rivers collect water from smaller streams called (c) . As they wind through landscapes, they create curves known as (d) . Some rivers may form an (e) when a meander becomes cut off. At their end, they can create a delta, which is a landform that develops where the river meets the sea.
Organize these options into the right categories
Mouth
Source
Match the following features of rivers to their definitions
Mouth
The part of a river where it meets a larger body of water
Source
The place where a river begins
Meander
A winding curve or bend in a river
Tributary
A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger one
Floodplain
An area of land adjacent to a river that is prone to flooding
Match the terms to the definitions for the water cycle
Precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
Evaporation
The process of water turning into vapor
Condensation
The process of water vapor cooling and turning back into liquid
Transpiration
The process by which plants release water vapor into the air
Infiltration
The process by which water soaks into the ground
