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Revision GCSE Geography Rivers
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1
Where is the current faster in a meander?
Inside
Outside
2
Which of the following does NOT describe the lower course of a river?
Very wide
Flat
V shaped valley
Deep channel
3
Which of the following is a type of erosion
and
transportation?
Solution
Saltation
Traction
Attrition
4
What type of erosion is caused by the force of the water breaking rocks?
Attrition
Abrasion
Solution
Hydraulic Action
5
What does a river's long profile show?
How the width of a river changes
How the steepness of a river changes
6
Which of the following does
not
affect river discharge?
Landforms
Rock type
Amount of rainfall
Temperature
7
Which is an example of soft engineering?
Flood plain zoning
Dam
Straightening river channel
Modifying buildings/car parks
8
What is a flood plain?
Wide valley floor that gets flooded
Material left behind after a flood
An man made area built to prevent flooding
9
What is this a picture of?
Levee
Delta
Meander
Flood Plain
10
Which area of the UK is in a water deficit (more demand than supply)
South East
North West
11
What does soft engineering mean?
Man made structures that control the flow of the river
Using knowledge of the river to reduce effects of flooding
12
What is river discharge?
The amount of water flowing in a river
The amount of material moved by a river
13
Deposition happens when the river flow is....
Slow?
Fast?
14
Which
two
are physical factors of river flooding?
Heavy rainfall
Snow melt
Deforestation
Building
15
In which part of a river is the erosion vertical?(deepens river)
Upper Course
Lower Course
16
Which flood happened in a MEDC?
Bangladesh 2004
Cumbria 2015
Chennai 2015
Boscastle 2004
17
What is abrasion?
Rocks scrape and rub against river channel
Rocks smash into each other
Force of water breaks rocks
Water dissolves rock
18
What is the name of the landform created when a meander is cut off?
Ox-bow lake
Waterfall
Levee
Gorge
19
Which area of the UK gets the most rainfall?
Wales
South East England
Scotland
Norfolk
20
Where does a waterfall form?
Middle Course
Lower Course
Upper Course
21
What is the structure called that is built to catch water so it can be used?
Dam
Reservoir
22
What does contour lines tell you about rivers?
How steep the river is
The direction a river flows
How deep the river is
How wide the river is
