rivers and waterfalls

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Certainly, here are some multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about rivers and waterfalls: 1. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a river's upper course? (A) Wide and deep channel. (B) Slow-moving water. (C) Waterfalls and rapids. (D) Delta formation. Correct Answer: (C) 2. What geological process is primarily responsible for the formation of waterfalls? (A) Erosion. (B) Deposition. (C) Glaciation. (D) Tectonic uplift. Correct Answer: (A) 3. Which of the following rivers is the longest in the world? (A) Nile River. (B) Amazon River. (C) Mississippi River. (D) Yangtze River. Correct Answer: (A) 4. What is the term for the area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries? (A) Watershed. (B) Estuary. (C) Aquifer. (D) Plateau. Correct Answer: (A) 5. Which river forms the famous Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe? (A) Amazon River. (B) Colorado River. (C) Zambezi River. (D) Rhine River.
Correct Answer: (C) 6. What is a meander in the context of river morphology? (A) A waterfall. (B) A wide and deep river channel. (C) A winding curve or bend in a river's course. (D) A river delta. Correct Answer: (C) 7. What type of waterfall is formed when a river flows over a hard rock layer and gradually erodes the softer rock underneath? (A) Plunge waterfall. (B) Cataract waterfall. (C) Block waterfall. (D) Cascade waterfall. Correct Answer: (D) 8. Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to the formation of a waterfall? (A) Differential erosion. (B) Volcanic activity. (C) Uplift of the land. (D) Sediment deposition. Correct Answer: (D) 9. What is the term for the flat, fan-shaped area of sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a river where it meets an ocean or sea? (A) Waterfall. (B) Canyon. (C) Estuary. (D) Delta. Correct Answer: (D) 10. The Grand Canyon, one of the world's most famous canyons, was primarily carved by which river?
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