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World Geography Practice Test: Rivers, Lakes and Falls
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World Geography Practice Test: Rivers, Lakes and Falls
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1. The extensive flood plain with level to gentle slopes (2 to 5) and very low channel gradient makes the river flow so sluggish that it becomes a tangled network of interconnected diverging and converging shallow channels. Such a flood plain is said to be
2. Match List-I (Rivers) with List-II (Shapes of their deltas) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II
A. San Francisco 1. Arcuate
B. Mississippi 2. Digitate
C. Niger 3. Estuarine
D. Susquehanna 4. Cuspate Codes A B C D
3. Which one of the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
4. Which one of the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
5. Match List-I (Dams & Waterfalls) with List-II (Rivers) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II
A. Hoover Dam 1. Mississippi
B. Grand coulee Dam 2. St. Lawrence
C. Niagara Falls 3. Columbia
D. St. Anthony Falls 4. Colorado Codes A B C D
6. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
7. Which one of the following rivers has a cuspate delta?
8. Assertion (A) : River system can continue to cut down its valleys at approximately the same rate as uplift and so maintains its general pattern and direction. Reason (R) : In case of an antecedent drainage system, the river is said to have originated before a period of uplift and folding of land as a result of earth movement. Codes
9. Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
10. Which one of the following sets of lakes is to tectonic origin?
11. Which one of the following is a true example of Median mass?
12. Which one of the following sets of lakes is to tectonic origin?
13. Match List-I (Dams & Waterfalls) with List-II (Rivers) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II
A. Hoover Dam 1. Mississippi
B. Grand coulee Dam 2. St. Lawrence
C. Niagara Falls 3. Columbia
D. St. Anthony Falls 4. Colorado Codes A B C D
14. Which one of the following is a true example of Median mass?