Question One:
Decide weather the following statements are True (√) or false (X):-
1. Water is a renewable resource. ( )
2. The Rhine River is considered the ‘Sewer of Europe’. ( )
3. The Murray is the smallest river system in Australia. ( )
4. Most of the towns and cities in Egypt & Sudan are situated the banks of
the Nile. ( )
5. Rivers and streams that diverge from the main one are called
Tributaries. ( )
6. Water is always on the move. ( )
7. There are never waterfalls in the early stages of a river. ( )
8. Upland valleys provide excellent sites for dams. ( )
9. The Rhine is considered a tourist attraction. ( )
10. Rivers and reservoirs are important for leisure activities. ( )
Question two:
Draw a circle round the correct answer-:
1. In ____________, record breaking floods occurred along the Rhine
(a) 1990. (b) 1890. (c) 1790.
2. After a flood, the disposition of mud create a large, flat area called ______________.
(a) Delta. (b) Meanders. (c) Floodplain.
3. 200 years ago, ________________ were the only method of moving heavy objects.
(a) Boats. (b) Barges. (c) A & b are correct.
4. The Nile flows throw Lake_______________.
(a) Victoria. (c) Michigan. (b) No correct answer.
5. Rivers pollute because of_________.
(a) Human settlements. (b) Animals. (c) Farming.
6. The biggest dam in Egypt is_______________.
(a) Aswan High Dam. (c) Aswan Low Dam. (b) Atbara Dam.
7. Salt water flows to the Nile from the ______________.
(a) Black Sea. (b) Dead Sea. (c) Mediterranean Sea.
8. The_______________is the busiest port in the world .
(a) Rotterdam. (b) Amsterdam. (c) Ketterdam.
9. The Rhine is a major source of ____________________.
(a) Salt. (c) Solar Power . (b) Hydro-electric power.
10. Sometimes, river will cut of meanders forming________________.
(a) Ox-bow lakes. (b) Settlements. (c) Valleys.
Question three:
Fill in the blanks using the following words:-
Erosion - River basin - Fertile - Estuary - The river mouth - Ruhr -
Burundi - Ethiopia - Aswan High Dam - Murray
1. The largest industrial district along the Rhine is called _____________.
2. An ___________________is when a river has a wide mouth.
3. The Nile has it’s source in ______________________.
4. Moving water and the rocky material it carries water away at the sides of the stream,
causing _________________________.
5. Summer rains and melting snow in ________________ cause the Nile to flood each
Autumn .
6. _________________ is an excellent site for a port .
7. About 2 million people live on the basin of the __________________.
8. The mud of a floodplain is very_________________.
9. ___________________ is the area of land which supplies the river with water.
10. The _____________________was completed in 1970.
Question four:
Draw a line underneath the odd word:-
1. Meanders - Cliffs - Channels - Springs
2. Nile - Murray - Rhine - Mediterranean
3. Boats - Ships - Barges - Planes
4. Sudan - Egypt - Netherlands - Burundi
5. Transport - Floods - Tourism -Hydro-electric power
Question five:
Match (A) with (B):-
A B
Murray River Longest river in the
world
The River Nile Australian alps
Using rivers to Hydro-electric power
generate electricity
Acid Rain Floodplains
Fertile lands Caused by burning
fuels
Question six:
Answer the following questions :-
1. What happens when the river meets the sea ?
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2. Where is the mouth of the Rhine river ?
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3. Many governments in the world are worried about how rivers pollution is causing
problems, What are they doing about it ?
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4. How dose rivers get polluted ?
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5. Where is the source of the River Nile, And where is it Located ?
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Question seven:
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Question Eight:
Put the following words in their correct place in the table:-
The River Nile The Rhine River
1. Located in Europe.
2. Flows to the Mediterranean Sea.
3. Longest river in the world.
4. Thousands of tourists visit it every year for holidays.
5. Described as the swear of Europe.
6. Its branches join together at Khartoum .
7. Known as being the busiest river in the world.
8. Has many old and famous cities and towns on its banks.
9. Its flow was controlled by building many dams such as the Aswan High dam.
10. Most of the towns and cities in Egypt and Sudan are built on its banks.
