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River Profiles Quiz.

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A river which flows into another river is called a:

Confluence
Tributary
Watershed
Drainage basin

The high land which separates one drainage basin from another is called a:

Mountain
Drainage system
Confluence
Watershed

The term "corassion" refers to:

The process by which rivers dissolve soluble minerals
The process by which rivers grind their load against their bed and banks.
The erosion of material from the bed and banks of a river by the water itself.
Material such as rocks and stones colliding with each other

Which section of a river usually has the steepest gradient?

Lower course
Middle course
Upper course
None of the above

As a waterfall retreats upstream, it creates a feature called:

A V-shaped valley
Interlocking spurs
A river cliff
Gorge

In the middle course of a river one would expect to find:

Waterfalls and gorges
River cliffs and slip off slopes
Ox bow lakes and levees
V-shaped valleys and rapids

Waterfalls commonly form where a river crosses a band of resistant rock.

True
False

This feature is formed when a meander is abandoned by a river.

Ox bow lake
Braiding
Levee
Interlocking spurs

Natural embankments created alongside a river are known as:

Interlocking spurs
Deltas
Levees
Flood plains

A piece of land which formed as a result of a river depositing sediment into the sea is called:

A delta
A levee
An example of braiding
An ox bow lake
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