Geography

Question 1

1A meander is

Easy

A. a lake B. a delta C. a waterfall D. a bend in a river

Question 2

2Rejuvenation of a river can produce

Hard

A. sand dunes B. knickpoints and river terraces C. ox-bow lakes only D. deltas only

Question 3

3The slow downhill movement of soil under gravity is

Easy

A. an avalanche B. soil creep C. a landslide D. a rockfall

Question 4

4The mouth of a river is where it

Easy

A. begins B. splits into tributaries C. enters the sea or lake D. forms a waterfall

Question 5

5A horseshoe-shaped lake cut off from a meandering river is

Easy

A. a lagoon B. a reservoir C. an oxbow lake D. a crater lake

Question 6

6The area drained by a river and its tributaries is its

Easy

A. meander B. estuary C. delta D. drainage basin

Question 7

7Land built up from sediment at the mouth of a river, such as at the Volta estuary, is

Easy

A. a waterfall B. a delta C. a meander D. a gorge

Question 8

8V-shaped valleys and waterfalls are typical of a river's

Easy

A. lower course B. upper course C. delta D. mouth

Question 9

9A river's discharge is calculated as

Hard

A. cross-sectional area × velocity B. depth only C. length × width D. rainfall × area

Question 10

10The downhill movement of soil and rock under gravity is

Easy

A. weathering B. deposition C. sedimentation D. mass wasting