GCSE Geography – Erosional river landforms – waterfalls and gorges

Last updated: 03/02/2021
AQA GCSE Geography GCSE Geography – Erosional river landforms – waterfalls and gorges
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  1. Which of the following is NOT a landform associated with rivers?

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  2. Where along the course of a river, are waterfalls found?

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  3. What is the term that describes water that falls down a vertical drop in the river channel, usually from a considerable height?

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  4. To which river does the waterfall, Water Break-its-Neck, flow into?

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  5. What type of river erosion is caused by a waterfall’s splash back?

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  6. As a result of erosion in what direction does a waterfall landform go?

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  7. What feature might occur when rocks trapped at the base of a waterfall continually drill into the bed of the river?

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  8. What is the term that describes a narrow steep-sided valley, with bare rocky walls?

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  9. Where is a gorge of recession found?

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  10. What type of water is found in a gorge?

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  11. What landform is created when a drop in sea level causes a river to cut down into its bed creating a step in the long profile of a river?

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  12. What landform is marked by the presence of a kick point?

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  13. What is usually found immediately downstream from a waterfall?

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  14. Around 8,000 years ago what formed Cheddar Gorge?

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  15. Where, along the course of a river, are gorges found?

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