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River: characteristics and Drainage basins
River: characteristics and Drainage basins
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1
Which stage of a river is usually steep and fast?
Lower course
Riverbank
Meander
Upper course
2
What paper in IGCSE Geography is map skills?
Paper 4
Paper 1
Paper 3
Paper 2
3
What landform is created when a river overflows and drops sediment?
Gorge
Delta
Confluence
Floodplain
4
What is erosion in a river?
A sea
A basin full of mud
The land where water flows into one main river
A hole in the ground
5
What’s the name for the high land that separates two drainage basins?
River gap
Hill zone
Watershed
Splash wall
6
What is the source of a river?
A lake only
Where the river ends
Where the river begins
Where it flows backwards
7
What is the mouth of a river?
A high mountain
Where it starts
Where it flows into the sea or lake
Where the fish live
8
What is one job of a river in the lower course?
Do nothing
Erode deep gorges
Deposit sediment and form deltas
Create waterfalls
9
What do we call a small river that joins a larger river?
Stream boss
Tributary
Mini mouth
Confluence
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What is the meeting point of two rivers called?
River jam
Drainage zone
Erosion edge
Confluence
