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UI Post-UTME Geography 2015 (Model questions) Question 18

Question 18

Rivers and River Landforms

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

  1. A.Meander terraces, point bars and knick points
  2. B.Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes
  3. C.Meander terraces, point bars and natural leaves
  4. D.Sand bars, knick points and natural levees
  5. E.Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (Meander terraces, point bars and natural leaves)

Explanation

On the floodplain of an old river you find meanders, point bars and natural levees; knickpoints, U-shaped valleys and steep gradients belong elsewhere.