AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉In the diagram below, there are examples of five different
landscapes. For each landscape, determine whether you have
enough information to tell what type of stream drainage pattern
would develop on it. If so, associate the landscape with the correct
name of its drainage pattern. Answer: Left to right:
Dendritic Pattern
Radial Pattern
Rectangular Pattern
Trellis Pattern
Indistinct or multiple drainge
◉Direction and location of stream-flow controlled primarily by
geology Answer: -Solid bedrock that is fractured in some areas
-Areas of hard rocks interspersed with areas of softer rocks
◉Direction and location of stream-flow controlled primarily by
slope Answer: -Peaks surrounded by valleys
,-Solid igneous bedrock of uniform composition and slope
-Layers of solid sedimentary, similar rock
◉What are water gaps? Answer: erosion through hills or ridges
caused by a change in base level
◉Describe the erosion occurring during headward erosion. Answer:
erosion backwards at the start of the stream
◉Analyze the graph and sort the following characteristics as those
which appear at the headwaters and mouth of the stream. Answer:
Headwaters
-Channel roughness is high
-Channel size is smaller
Mouth
-Slope is lower
-Discharge is higher
-Flow velocity is more
◉Unaffected by the velocity of stream Answer: Dissolved Load
◉Affected by both flow velocity and settling velocity of steam
Answer: Suspended Load
,◉Highly affected by the velocity of stream Answer: Bed Load
◉Where are pebbles transported by streams? Answer: in the bed
load
◉The geographical area that is drained by a river and that
contributes water to a river system Answer: drainage basin
◉A delta forms here, where the velocity of the water flow decreases
and deposition is highest Answer: Mouth
◉The volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given
amount of time is a rivers Answer: Discharge
◉A stream with a low to moderate gradient, varying most of its load
in suspension should have Answer: Meanders
◉A river with a well develop _____ had a flat low lying channels and
experiences flooding during periods of high discard Answer:
Floodplain
◉Has steep gradient, high channel roughness Answer: Headwaters
, ◉Which of the following sketches best represents the longitudinal
profile of the slope of a streambed? Answer: Slope decreases
downstream
◉Which of the following statements is true? Answer: Low gradient
is associated with deposition.
◉Zone of erosion Answer: Headwaters
Mountains
Steep Gradient
Small Channel Size
Small Volume of water
Big Boulders on Bed
◉Zone on transportation Answer: Trunk Stream
Moderate Channel Size
Moderate Volume
Meander
◉Zone of Deposition Answer: Mouth
Large Channel Size
Large Volume of Water
GEOGRAPHY ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉In the diagram below, there are examples of five different
landscapes. For each landscape, determine whether you have
enough information to tell what type of stream drainage pattern
would develop on it. If so, associate the landscape with the correct
name of its drainage pattern. Answer: Left to right:
Dendritic Pattern
Radial Pattern
Rectangular Pattern
Trellis Pattern
Indistinct or multiple drainge
◉Direction and location of stream-flow controlled primarily by
geology Answer: -Solid bedrock that is fractured in some areas
-Areas of hard rocks interspersed with areas of softer rocks
◉Direction and location of stream-flow controlled primarily by
slope Answer: -Peaks surrounded by valleys
,-Solid igneous bedrock of uniform composition and slope
-Layers of solid sedimentary, similar rock
◉What are water gaps? Answer: erosion through hills or ridges
caused by a change in base level
◉Describe the erosion occurring during headward erosion. Answer:
erosion backwards at the start of the stream
◉Analyze the graph and sort the following characteristics as those
which appear at the headwaters and mouth of the stream. Answer:
Headwaters
-Channel roughness is high
-Channel size is smaller
Mouth
-Slope is lower
-Discharge is higher
-Flow velocity is more
◉Unaffected by the velocity of stream Answer: Dissolved Load
◉Affected by both flow velocity and settling velocity of steam
Answer: Suspended Load
,◉Highly affected by the velocity of stream Answer: Bed Load
◉Where are pebbles transported by streams? Answer: in the bed
load
◉The geographical area that is drained by a river and that
contributes water to a river system Answer: drainage basin
◉A delta forms here, where the velocity of the water flow decreases
and deposition is highest Answer: Mouth
◉The volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given
amount of time is a rivers Answer: Discharge
◉A stream with a low to moderate gradient, varying most of its load
in suspension should have Answer: Meanders
◉A river with a well develop _____ had a flat low lying channels and
experiences flooding during periods of high discard Answer:
Floodplain
◉Has steep gradient, high channel roughness Answer: Headwaters
, ◉Which of the following sketches best represents the longitudinal
profile of the slope of a streambed? Answer: Slope decreases
downstream
◉Which of the following statements is true? Answer: Low gradient
is associated with deposition.
◉Zone of erosion Answer: Headwaters
Mountains
Steep Gradient
Small Channel Size
Small Volume of water
Big Boulders on Bed
◉Zone on transportation Answer: Trunk Stream
Moderate Channel Size
Moderate Volume
Meander
◉Zone of Deposition Answer: Mouth
Large Channel Size
Large Volume of Water
