River Knowledge Organiser Quiz

What is a delta?

• A bend in the river

• Land created by sediment from river

• Where the river meets the sea

• A small stream

Which term describes the area where two rivers or streams meet?

• Source

• Delta

• Floodplain

• Confluence

What is the term for a bend in the river?

• Tributary

• Meander

• Levee

• Estuary

What is the purpose of a levee?

• Where the river starts

• Where the tide meets the river

• A cut off meander

• An embankment built to stop river overflowing

Identify the feature labeled as 'source' in the River Catchment Diagram.

• Where the river ends

• Where the river starts

• Where the river overflows

• Where the river is deepest

What is the point where two rivers join called?

• Delta

• Confluence

• Tributary

• Watershed

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a river's upper course?

• Wide, meandering, slow

• Narrow, fast flowing, steep

• Fatter, meandering, wider

• Slow, flatland, deposits eroded material

What causes a river to erode left and right, forming horseshoe-like loops called meanders?

• The slow flow of water in the lower course

• The steep gradient in the upper course

• The fast flowing water in the middle course

• The confluence of two rivers

During which course does a river deposit the bits of eroded land it carries?

• Upper Course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

• At the confluence

During which course of the river does deposition primarily occur?

• Upper Course

• Middle Course

• Lower Course

• Throughout the river