Water on the Land: Questions

The diagram shows a sketch of a drainage basin.

a) From the list below label features A and B.

River basin, watershed, tributary confluence.

(2 Marks)

b) The drainage basin acts as a system. Describe how water may be

transferred through his system.

(2 Marks)

c) Explain why the river channel in the lower course tends to be wider than

in the upper course.

(3 Marks)

d) Describe the different types of human activities most often found in the

lower course of a river basin.

(5 Marks)

e) For a case study that you have studied explain the different responses to a

flood

(8 MARKS)

f) Using examples that you have studied explain the immediate effects of a

flooding disaster

(8 MARKS)