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Coasts, Rivers and Flooding

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?

a)

A. Altitude

b)

B. Latitude

c)

C. Longitude

d)

D. Ocean Current

2.

Why large bodies of water affect climate?

a)

A. Water heats up and cools more slowly than land.

b)

B. Water heats up and cools faster than land.

c)

C. Water and land cool at the same time

d)

D. Water and land heat at the same rate

3.

What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases?

a)

A. Decreases

b)

B. Increases

c)

C. Remains the same

d)

D. Varies

4.

Because the Earth is tilted on its axis,

a)

ocean currents move in predictable patterns.

b)

the seasons occur at the same time in all parts of the world.

c)

different places on the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight.

d)

it is never dark at the North and South Poles.

5.

Rainfall is caused by

a)

water vapour rising

b)

Water vapor cooling down and condensing

c)

Condensed water vapour falling back to the earth

d)

evaporation

6.

There are _______ types of rainfall.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

Which type of rain occurs when two air masses meet?

a)

Convectional

b)

Relief

c)

Frontal

8.

Relief rainfall occurs when air moves towards a mountain and is forced to do what?

a)

Rise over it

b)

Go through it

c)

Go under it

9.

Which type of rainfall is seen in the image?

a)

precipitation

b)

relief

c)

frontal

d)

convectional

10.

What is the meaning of coast?

a)

Where the sea meets the ocean

b)

Where the land meets the land

c)

Where the land meets the sea

d)

Where the sea meets the air

11.

Which of the following are the processes of erosion?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Longshore drift

c)

attrition

d)

Hydraulic action

12.

Hard engineering

a)

Man-made structures to protect coast

b)

Works with nature

c)

Groynes, sea wall, gabions, rock armour

d)

Beach nourishment, managed retreat, dune regeneration

13.

Soft engineering

a)

Man-made structures to protect coast

b)

Works with nature

c)

Groynes, sea wall, gabions, rock armour

d)

Beach nourishment, managed retreat, dune regeneration

14.

Diagram of longshore drift

a)
b)

Left arrow

c)

Right arrow

15.
How many ways can erosion happen?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
16.

Match the following

a)

hills of sand made by wind, usually near beaches

1.

sand dunes

b)

high, steep rock faces formed by the sea eroding the land

2.

cliffs

c)

long, narrow, low landform extending into a body of water

3.

spit

d)

once a cave, a rock formation that arches over water

4.

arch

e)

rocky coastal landform that juts out into the sea

5.

headland

17.

Which of these coastal features are created by erosion and which by deposition?

Categorize the following

cliffs

sand dunes

river delta

headland

arch

stack

stump

cave

beach

Erosion
Deposition
18.

Identify the landform type.

a)

Sea Stack

b)

Sea Stump

c)

Arch

d)

Bay

19.

True of False: Deposition occurs when the flow of water loses it's energy.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Is this a spit, bar or tombolo?

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

21.

Is this a spit, bar or tombolo?

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

22.

Is this a spit, bar or tombolo?

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

23.

Identify the Coastal Management Strategy

a)

Offshore Breakwater

b)

Sea Wall

c)

Groyne

d)

Rock Armour

24.

Identify the coastal management strategy

a)

Revetment

b)

Groynes

c)

Beach Nourishment

d)

Dune stablisation

25.

Identify the coastal management strategy

a)

Offshore Reefs

b)

Dune Stabilisation

c)

Rock Armour

d)

Sea Wall

26.

Planting vegetation is central to this form of coastal management strategy. What is it?

a)

Revetment

b)

Cliff Drainage

c)

Rip Rap

d)

Dune stablisation

27.

How do groynes work to protect the coastline?

a)

They trap sediment by slowing down longshore drift, thereby building up a wide beach

b)

They absorb wave energy so that the cliffs behind are protected

c)

They act as a hard rock barrier at foot of cliff to provide a buffer again the sea

d)

They allow rapid longshore drift along the coastline

28.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

U shaped valley

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Floodplain

d)

Waterfall

29.

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Estuary

c)

Inter-locking Spur

d)

Meander

30.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

31.

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

a)

Plunge bath

b)

Mermaids retreat

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Pool

32.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

Meanders

b)

Rapids

c)

Estuary

d)

V shaped valleys

33.

What landform can you see in the middle of the picture?

a)

Estuary

b)

Meander

c)

Levee

d)

Ox-bow Lake

34.

What is the land next to the river called and how would you describe it?

a)

Floodplain, steep land next to the river.

b)

Floodplain, flat land next to the river.

c)

Floodplain, flat land away from the river.

d)

Floodplain, flat land on top of the river.

35.

What is the name given to material deposited in a flood plain?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Boulders

c)

Alluvium

d)

Gorge

36.

When a delta forms, the river breaks up into a number of smaller rivers called ......................

a)

Distributaries

b)

Confluences

c)

Tributaries

d)

Waterfalls

37.

Waterfalls and rapids are found in which course of the river?

a)

Upper course

b)

Lower course

c)

Middle course

d)

All parts/courses

38.
A river starts very small before getting larger. What is the name given to a small river that joins a larger river?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tribunal
c)
Tributary
d)
Joiner
39.
The start of a river is called the what?
a)
River summit
b)
River source
c)
River start
d)
River mouth
40.

At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

What can form if a meander "pinches off" from the main channel?

a)

Oxbow Lake

b)

Tributary

c)

Point bar

d)

Cut bank

42.
When rocks bang together becoming rounder, smaller  and smoother.
a)
Hydraulic Action
b)
Attrition
c)
Abrasion
d)
Corrosion
43.
This method of erosion is when the force of water breaks the river bed and banks.
a)
Attrition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Corrosion
d)
Hydraulic Action
44.
Some particles are eroded by being dissolved in the weak acids of water.
a)
Corrosion
b)
Abrasion
c)
Attrition
d)
Hydraulic Action
45.
An imaginary line separating one drainage basin from the next
a)
Flood plain
b)
Drainage basin
c)
Watershed
d)
Confluence
46.

Traction refers to the way in which material in the river's load are bounced along the riverbed

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which Process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

a)

Solution

b)

Traction

c)

Saltation

d)

none of the above

48.

What is the primary purpose of the Yangtze River for China?

a)

It is a major transportation route.

b)

It is used for fishing.

c)

It is a source of drinking water.

d)

It is a tourist attraction.

49.

When was the Three Gorges Dam project finally begun?

a)

1919

b)

1992

c)

2000

d)

1985

50.

What is the main reason for building the Three Gorges Dam?

a)

To promote tourism

b)

To control flooding and generate electricity

c)

To improve agriculture

d)

To create a new city

51.

Which of the following is a positive effect of the Aswan Dam?

a)

More jobs

b)

Flood control

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

All of the above

52.

What stopped the annual flooding of the Nile in 1970?

a)

A serious drought

b)

The construction of the Aswan High Dam

c)

A sudden change in climate

d)

An earthquake changed the course of the river

53.

What is the reservior behind the Aswan Dam called?

a)

Lake Houston

b)

Lake Charles

c)

Lake Aswan

d)

Lake Nasser

54.

Which is a danger of the Aswan High Dam?

a)

Overgrazing of farmland

b)

Decreased transportation in the country

c)

Artificial fertilizers are seeping into the drinking water

d)

Extreme flooding is destroying monuments

55.

What two main rivers flow through Bangladesh?

a)

The Ganges and the Brahmaputra

b)

The Nile and the Amazon

c)

The Ganges and the Yellow

d)

The Brahmaputra and the Yangtze

56.

The wet season in Bangladesh is called...

a)

The Monsoon

b)

The Pontoon

c)

The Vancroon

d)

The Soonmon

57.

The source of most rivers in Bangladesh is the...

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Pacific Ocean

58.

What do you call the area where water is stored behind a dam?

a)

reservoir

b)

generator

c)

refuge

d)

turbine

59.

A wall across a river that controls the flow of river water

a)

dam

b)

flood

c)

floodway

d)

levee

60.

Which of these is a famous dam in China?

a)

Three Gorges Dam

b)

Four Gorges Dam

c)

Five Gorges Dam

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