GEOGRAPHY FORM 2 - RIVERS

A river is

• a moving body of water that flows from its mouth to another body of water

• a moving body of water that flows from its source to another body of water

• a moving body of water that flows from its head to another body of water

In the diagram of the drainage basin "A" represents

• source

• tributaries

• confluence

• mouth

In the diagram of the drainage basin "A" represents

• source

• tributaries

• confluence

• mouth

In the diagram of the drainage basin "F" represents

• source

• tributaries

• confluence

• mouth

The source of a river is where the river begins

• TRUE

• FALSE

The mouth of a river is where the river begins

• TRUE

• FALSE

Small rivers are known as

• streams

• brooks

• confluence

• creeks

The main functions of a river are

• erosion

• solution

• transportation

• deposition

River erosion takes place through

• hydraulic action

• attrition

• corrasion

• suspension

Hydraulic action occurs when

• the sheer force of water erodes the rivers bed and bank

• the sheer force of rocks rub against the bed and bank

• when rocks are soluble in water