Courses of a River

Q. The place where a river meets the ocean or any other water body is known as the of the river.

1. mouth
2. tributary
3. basin

Q. Which of the following is an example of a landform created by rivers in the youthful stage?

1. Deltas
2. Ox-bow lakes
3. Meanders
4. V-shaped valleys

Q. Which of the following landforms is not formed in the mature stage or middle course of the river?

1. Gorges
2. Floodplains
3. Meanders
4. Ox-bow lakes

Q. Match the following stages of the river with respect to the courses or levels of the river's journey in which they are found.

i. Youthful	a. Middle course
ii. Mature	b. Lower course
iii. Old	c. Upper course

1. i - c
   ii - b
   iii - a
2. i - b
   ii - c
   iii - a
3. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - b
4. i - a
   ii - b
   iii - c

Q. Match the following stages of the river with respect to the courses or levels of the river's journey in which they are found.
i. youthful a. middle course
ii. mature b. lower course
iii. old c. upper course

1. i - a
   ii - b
   iii - c
2. i - b
   ii - c
   iii - a
3. i - c
   ii - b
   iii - a
4. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - b

Q. Which of the following is an example of a landform created by rivers in the youthful stage?

1. Deltas
2. Ox-bow lakes
3. Meanders
4. V-shaped valleys

Q. A river in the mature stage flows faster than a river in its youthful stage.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following.

1. Vertical erosion
2. Oxbow lakes
3. Estuaries
4. Depositional landform

Q. Match the following.

1. Vertical erosion
2. Oxbow lakes
3. Estuaries
4. Depositional landform

Q. Which of the following is an example of a landform created by rivers in the youthful stage?

1. Ox-bow lakes
2. Meanders
3. V-shaped valleys
4. Deltas

Q. Which stage of a river causes erosional landforms?

1. Source of origin
2. Upper course
3. Middle course
4. Lower course

Q. The place where a river meets the ocean or any other water body is known as the of the river.

1. mouth
2. tributary
3. basin

Q. Choose the factors that influence the type of landforms created by rivers.

1. Volume of flowing water
2. Speed of the river
3. Source of the river
4. Volume of sediments in the river

Q. Match the following stages of the river with respect to the courses or levels of the river's journey in which they are found.

i. Youthful	a. Middle course
ii. Mature	b. Lower course
iii. Old	c. Upper course

1. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - b
2. i - c
   ii - b
   iii - a
3. i - a
   ii - b
   iii - c
4. i - b
   ii - c
   iii - a

Q. Match the following.

1. Vertical erosion
2. Oxbow lakes
3. Estuaries
4. Depositional landform

Q. Where do rivers generally originate from?

1. Sea
2. Ocean
3. Mountains
4. Lakes

Q. What type of erosion is observed in the youthful phase of a river?

1. Vertical erosion
2. Horizontal erosion
3. Depositional erosion
4. Biological weathering

Q. Match the following stages of the river with respect to the courses or levels of the river's journey in which they are found.

i. Youthful	a. Middle course
ii. Mature	b. Lower course
iii. Old	c. Upper course

1. i - c
   ii - a
   iii - b
2. i - a
   ii - b
   iii - c
3. i - b
   ii - c
   iii - a
4. i - c
   ii - b
   iii - a