No student devices needed. Know more
30 questions
The area of land drained by a river system including the ground water is known as a ...
Watershed
Catchment area
Drainage basin
Escarpment
The high lying area separating two drainage basins is known as a ....
watershed
catchment
base level
drainage basin
The place where a tributary joins the main stream is called the...
conference
confluence
intersection
watershed
Water that flows in layers in a river channel is known as.....
rapid flow
laminar flow
turbulent flow
layer flow
Turbulent flow occurs when a river flows ....
over a smooth river bed
through a lake
through a meander
over an uneven rock surface
Water run-off flows from a higher level to a lower level due to...
friction
atmospheric pressure
gravity
base level change
A permanent river flows all year round because it ...
flows only in wet areas
receives a lot of surface run-off
intersects the water table all year round
does not intersect the water table
An episodic river flows ....
all year round
only in the wet season
only after heavy rain
only in the winter season
Which of the following is not true of an exotic river
flows all year round
intersects the water table in the wet season
does not intersect the water table.
initially flows through a high rainfall area.
The Orange River at Uppington in the Northern Cape and the Nile River in Egypt are good examples of a ...
exotic river
periodic river
primary river
episodic river
This type of river is characteristic of the semi-arid areas of Southern Namibia
periodic
episodic
permanent
perennial
The Umgeni River where is flows past the Lapa at Hilton College is a good example of an....
exotic river
episodic river
non-perennial river
perennial
Erosion caused by the sheer force of water is known as...
attrition
corrosion
hydraulic action
abrasion
The process whereby the load carried by a river is broken up is known as ....
corrosion
dilution
abrasion
attrition
The breaks down of rock material by a chemically process in the river is known as ....
pollution
hydraulic action
solution
distillation
The rolling of heavy rocks down the river bed is known as ...
traction
saltation
suspension
drifting
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the upper course of a river?
Waterfalls
Meanders
Rapids
Vertical erosion
Which of the following is a common feature of the middle section of a river.
Steep V shaped valley
Lateral erosion
Deposition
Levees
Which of the following is a characteristic of a river in the lower stage.
Deposition
Rapids
Steep V shaped valley
Lateral erosion
The lowest level to which a river can erode is known as the....
ground water level
base level
water table level
confluence level.
The dolerite rock layer over which the Umgeni River flows at the Howick falls is an example of a
knick point
a start of a new upper section of the river
temporary base level
all answers are correct
If the Umgeni River begins a new upper course below the Howick falls then the Hilton Nature Reserve would form part of the middle course because .....
The valley is in an open V shape
The rivers meanders in places
All answers are correct
The gradient is gentler
Which of the following does not result in a high infiltration rate?
Steep gradient
Porous rock
Soft soaking rain
Low soil moisture content
Which of the following results in high run-off rates
High soil moisture content
Sparse vegetation cover
Steep gradient
All answers are correct
The total length of streams divided by the area of a river basin is known as the .....
drainage order
drainage frequency
drainage density
drainage pattern
A drainage pattern which resembles the branches of a tree is known as a....
trellis pattern
parallel pattern
dendritic pattern
radial pattern
Folded rock of alternating layers of hard and soft rock results in a .....
trellis pattern
centripetal pattern
rectangular
radial
The Etosha pan in Northern Namibia is a good example of a ......
trellis patttern
rectangular pattern
dendritic pattern
centripetal
Two 2nd order streams joining together form a .....
1st order stream
2nd order stream
3rd order stream
4th order stream
The number of streams in one order compared to the number of streams in the next order is known as the
Coriolis effect
Bifurcation ratio
Hjulstrom curve
Density ratio
Explore all questions with a free account