Mahon River Co. Waterford INFOMAR Quiz

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This video clip was created by INFOMAR. After watching this short video clip of the course of Mahon River in Co. Waterford, answer the folloing multiple choice questions.

What is the place where a river begins called?

Course

Source

Birthplace

What is the name for a smaller river that joins a larger river?

Tributary

Confluence

Meander

What is the place where a smaller river joins a larger river called?

Tributary

Confluence

Meeting of the waters

What are the bends in the rivers course called?

Meanders

River Bends

Twists

What is the rivers floodplain?

A flat area of land on either side of the river that never floods

A flat are of land on either side of a river that floods regularly

A high area of land on either side of a river that floods regularly

What are the names of the three stages of a river?

The youthful, mature and old age

The baby, teenager and adult stage

The high, middle and low stage

What is the point where a road or rail line crosses a river called?

A building point

A bridging point

A shallow point

What is the point where the river enters the sea called?

The mouth

The lip

The throat

What is the final feature that we see at the end of the clip? Hint: It is not a river feature.

A beach

A sandbar

A lagoon

What are the name of the mountains where the Mahon River begins its journey?

The Blackstairs Mountains

The Comeragh Mountains

The Knockmealdown Mountains

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