geo 2:From the mountains to the sea. par. 3 + 4

I Horsts and graben are high and low lying parts of land.

II The Upper Rhine Plain is very fertile because of rich clay sedimentation
from the slowly flowing Rhine.
A
I and II are both true
B
I is true and II is false
C
I and II are both false
D
I is false and II is right
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This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes.

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Items in this lesson

I Horsts and graben are high and low lying parts of land.

II The Upper Rhine Plain is very fertile because of rich clay sedimentation
from the slowly flowing Rhine.
A
I and II are both true
B
I is true and II is false
C
I and II are both false
D
I is false and II is right

Slide 1 - Quiz

Explain in 1 sentence what a MEANDER is.

Slide 2 - Open question

watershed
hydrosphere
catchment area
regime
watershed

Cliffed coast
gradient

Steep coast which forms when the sea erodes the lower slopes.
The fall per kilometre
The entire area that drains into the principle river system
All the water found on earth
Fluctuations in the amount of water transported by a river.
Boundary between two catchment areas.

Slide 3 - Drag question


Which statement does not apply to the Middle Rhine?

A
It is called the 'romantic Rhine'
B
The river meanders more when it flows slowly.
C
The river bends a lot because it has to flow through a mountain range.
D
The river valley becomes narrower and deeper.

Slide 4 - Quiz

Why is the Rhine river a mixed river?

Slide 5 - Open question

Which three factors determine the height and power of waves?

Slide 6 - Open question

Read the following statements:
I Part of the British coast has a steep slope.
II The British coast has a weak backwash.

A
Statement I is true, II is false.
B
Both statements are true.
C
Both statements are false.
D
Statement I is false, II is true.

Slide 7 - Quiz

Is the fastest current in the river in the inner bend or in the outer bend?

Slide 8 - Open question

What are waves called that overturn and break in shallow water?

Slide 9 - Open question

sedimentation
lithosphere
weathering
oxbow lake
estuary
delta
breaking of rock because of weather and vegetation
material left behind
formed when a meander is cut off
the earth's crust
river mouth formed by the ebb and flow of the tide
river mouth divides into many small rivers

Slide 10 - Drag question