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Factors affecting flood risk

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE Geography AQA

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  • Q1
    Which river process involves the wearing down of the river's bed and banks?
    Erosion
    Deposition
    Infiltration
    Transportation
    30s
  • Q2
    Which landform is created by deposition in a river's lower course?
    Waterfall
    Gorge
    Meander
    Floodplain
    30s
  • Q3
    What does a storm hydrograph show?
    The shape of a river's valley
    The amount of rainfall over a period of time
    The river's discharge in response to a storm
    How a river changes along its course
    30s
  • Q4
    What happens to a river’s velocity as it moves from the upper course to the lower course?
    It increases
    It decreases
    It stays the same
    It fluctuates
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of these river landforms is typically found in the upper course?
    Meander
    Delta
    Waterfall
    Oxbow lake
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the term for the process where materials carried by the river are dropped when the river slows down?
    Hydraulic action
    Deposition
    Erosion
    Transportation
    30s

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