11 markeasy
Which one of the following is the most important process in the river’s upper course?
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deposition
headward erosion
lateral erosion
vertical erosion
Geography
River Processes & Landforms (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code:4GE125 questions · 67 marks · ≈ 67 min
22 markseasy
(a)
Identify the statement below that best describes the channel in the lower course of a river.
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small and fast river channel
wide and deep river channel
narrow and fast river channel
small and narrow river channel
Identify one process of river erosion.
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levees
abrasion
overland flow
discharge
32 markseasy
(a)
Identify the statement below that best describes the channel shape in the upper course of a river.
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narrow river channel with shallow sides
narrow river channel with steep sides
wider river channel with shallow sides
widest river channel with very shallow sides
Identify one process of river transportation.
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suspension
abrasion
attrition
deposition
42 markseasy
1 mark
State one process of river transportation.
1 mark
(e)
Study Figure 1b below.
Identify the river landform.
51 markeasy
(e)
Study Figure 1b below.
Identify the river landform at X.
63 markseasy
1 mark
State one physical factor that influences the rate of erosion in a river
2 marks
Explain how the process of hydraulic action erodes the river channel
71 markeasy
(e)
Study Figure 1b shown below
Identify the landform labelled X
82 markseasy
Identify one landform usually found in the upper course of a river
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Delta
Estuary
Oxbow lake
Interlocking spurs
(a)
Identify the characteristic usually found in the upper course of a river
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Frequent meanders
Ox bow lakes
Steep valley sides
Flat wide floodplains
94 markseasy
2 marks
(c)
Explain how a river channel is eroded by solution (corrosion)
2 marks
(c)
Explain one weathering process in a river valley.
102 markseasy
Identify the best definition of a meander.
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where two rivers meet.
a bend in the river.
the starting point of a river.
where a river meets the sea.
1 mark
State one type of erosion that takes place in a river.
112 markseasy
Define the term mass movement?
122 markseasy
Explain the process of saltation.
131 markeasy
Which of the following processes describes a river picking up and carrying material along its bed by rolling it?
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Saltation
Traction
Suspension
Solution
141 markeasy
Study Figure 1, a diagram showing the long profile of a river.
In which part of the river's course is vertical erosion most dominant?
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Lower course
Middle course
At the mouth
Upper course
152 markseasy
Describe two characteristics of a V-shaped valley.
162 markseasy
Explain how an ox-bow lake is formed.
173 marksmedium
River environments
Study Figure 1 which shows the upper course of a river
Figure 1
Identify three features of the upper course of this river.
184 marksmedium
Outline two factors which affect mass movement
194 marksmedium
(f)
Explain the formation of a river meander.
204 marksmedium
(f)
Explain the formation of an oxbow lake.
217 marksmedium
3 marks
Study Figure 1, which shows a waterfall
Figure 1 - Waterfall
Identify three features of the waterfall
4 marks
Explain the formation of a waterfall
224 marksmedium
(f)
Explain the formation of a levee.
234 marksmedium
(g)
Explain how erosion can form waterfalls
244 marksmedium
(g)
Explain the formation of interlocking spurs
253 marksmedium
(e)
Explain how deposition leads to the formation of levees