1) What is the start of a river called? a) source b) mouth c) confluence 2) What is the end of a river called? a) source b) tributary c) mouth 3) What is a river that joins another river called? a) watershed b) tributary c) mouth 4) what is the point where two rivers meet called? a) confluence b) watershed c) mouth 5) where would you find the watershed? a) high ground b) low ground c) on a tree 6) where on a river would you find a waterfall? a) middle b) upper c) lower 7) how many river processes are there? a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 8) how many types of erosion are there? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 9) how many types of transportation are there? a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 10) which is a form of erosion a) abrasion b) traction c) saltation 11) which is a form of transportation? a) abrasion b) attrition c) suspension 12) if you have a short lag time you would have ... a) more chance of a flood b) less chance of a flood c) chance of a flood is the same 13) which is a store in the drainage basin cycle? a) stemflow b) throughflow c) interception 14) which is a flow in the drainage basin cycle? a) surface storage b) surface run off c) groundwater storage 15) a meander is fastest ... a) on the inside b) on the outside c) in the middle 16) Deposition occurs when the velocity of a river ... a) increases b) decreases c) stays the same 17) A delta is fomed by ... a) erosion b) deposition c) transportation 18) a short lag time would have... a) steep rising limb b) gentle rising limb c) no rising limb 19) How would urbanisation affect a hydrograph ... a) increase the lag time b) decrease the lag time c) lower the peak discharge

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