Rivers

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

• source

• triutaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

The area of land DRAINED by a river system is called the _____________

• drainage basin

• mouth

• tributaries

• source

What is the longest river in the world?

• The Nile River

• The mouth

• The Indus River

 Deposition is a process that

• Dissolves sediment
• Breaks down rock to form sediment
• Removes sediment from land forms
• Drops sediment to form landforms

What landform can you see in the picture?

• U shaped valley

• V Shaped Valley

• Floodplain

• Waterfall

Which landform can be seen in the photo?

• Waterfall

• Estuary

• Inter-locking Spur

• Meander

What landform can you see in this picture?

• Waterfall

• V Shaped Valley

• Meander

• Ox-bow lake

What is the deep water called beneath a waterfall?

• Plunge bath

• Mermaids retreat

• Plunge pool

• Pool

Waterfalls - what is the gap called between the hard and soft rock created by erosion?

• Deadman's drop

• Hole

• Erosional gap

• Overhang