1) Which of these is NOT an upper course landform? a) Interlocking spurs b) V shaped valley c) Meander d) Waterfall 2) What is shown in the photograph? a) Meander b) Delta c) Estuary d) Interlocking spurs 3) What is the direction of erosion in the upper course? a) Vertical b) Lateral 4) Which process below does NOT produce a V shaped valley? a) Hydraulic action b) Mass movement c) Deposition d) Traction 5) In a waterfall, hard rock overlies soft rock. The soft rock is eroded by the river (undercutting). This leaves an overhang of hard rock at the top. What is this called? a) Hard rock jetty b) Impermeable rock jut c) Cap rock d) Big rock 6) What is the deep pool at the base of the waterfall called, caused by vertical erosion as the water falls downwards? a) Bowl b) Plunge pool c) Pot hole d) River basin 7) What process of transportation carries away larger boulders in the upper course? a) Traction b) Suspension 8) In the middle course of the river, what is the direction of erosion? a) Vertical b) Lateral 9) Why does the river erode laterally in the middle course of the river? a) The river has more bed load b) The river is deeper c) There is less gradient 10) This shows the final stage of a meandering river. What is this called? a) Cow bow lake b) Ox bow lake c) Moon lake d) Crescent lake 11) How is a ox bow lake created? PICK TWO! a) Erosion on the outside bend making the river meander further. b) Deposition on the inside bend. c) erosion on both sides of the bend from the flow of the water d) transportation 12) The outside bend of a river is deeper due to erosion. What is this called? a) a slip off slope b) a river cliff 13) The inside bend of a river is called a slip off slope. what creates this? a) deposition b) erosion 14) In the lower course of the river, the surrounding flat area is called... a) A catchment area b) A floodplain 15) In the lower course of the river, a natural bank can be formed by the river, at its edge. This is called... a) A levee b) An embankment c) A wall d) An escarpment 16) What creates a levee? a) Erosion of the floodplain b) Deposition during a flood 17) What type of sediment makes up a levee? a) Large boulders b) Pebbles and small sharp rocks c) Coarse/ rough sediment d) Muds, clays and sand 18) A river joins the sea at the..... a) Source b) Mouth c) Confluence d) Tributary 19) Where the river joins the sea, the river deposits what it has been carrying. This produces two landforms called.... a) Delta b) Beach c) Arch d) Estuary 20) A delta has smaller rivers which cut through its own deposited sediment. What are these smaller rivers called? a) Distributaries b) Tributaries

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