Geography Quiz

Which is not a river in the United Kingdom?

• River Avon

• River Seven

• River Po

• River Thames

What is the capital city of Italy?

• Venice

• Milan

• Rome

• Florence

Which river is the longest in Italy?

• River Thames

• River Po

• River Avon

• River Nile

What is a river?

• A large, natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course usually into the sea.

• A small pond in a forest.

• A man-made canal for boats.

• The sea.

What is a meander?

• Eroded materials are carried by the river and released, building up the land on the inside of the bend where the water flows more slowly.

• A straight path of the river.

• A waterfall in the river.

• A dry area next to the river.

What is an oxbow lake?

• As meanders grow, two meanders can merge together through erosion, forming a U-shaped lake.

• A small pond in the forest.

• A man-made swimming pool.

• An area of sediment caused by the flow of the river.

What happens to eroded materials in a river?

• They are picked up by the water and moved to another place along the river.

• They disappear completely.

• They turn into gold.

• They stay in one place forever.

What does the river do at its mouth?

• It joins the sea.

• It starts flowing uphill.

• It stops flowing completely.

• It turns into a waterfall.