delta
Deltas form where sediment is deposited as a river slows near its mouth. This topic is part of Rivers within Geography. This page currently draws on 29 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
delta trivia questions
A river delta commonly forms where a river does what?
Answer: Enters a larger body of water
Bonus fact: Deltas form where sediment is deposited as a river slows near its mouth.
The term “delta” for a river landform comes from its resemblance to which Greek letter?
Answer: Delta
Bonus fact: The triangular Nile Delta reminded ancient writers of the uppercase Greek letter Δ.
Which major river forms the Mississippi River Delta?
Answer: Mississippi River
Bonus fact: The Mississippi deposits huge quantities of sediment as it enters the Gulf of Mexico.
Bangladesh lies largely in the delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and what other river system?
Answer: Meghna
Bonus fact: The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta is one of the world's largest.
Which vast inland delta in Botswana is famous for wildlife?
Answer: Okavango Delta
Bonus fact: The Okavango spreads into the Kalahari rather than reaching the sea.
What river forms a vast delta in southern Vietnam?
Answer: Mekong
Bonus fact: The Mekong Delta is one of Southeast Asia's major agricultural regions.
What major river delta dominates Bengal?
Answer: Ganges-Brahmaputra delta
Bonus fact: It is one of the world's largest river deltas.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra delta empties into which bay?
Answer: Bay of Bengal
Bonus fact: It forms one of the world's largest deltas.
A river delta commonly forms where a river enters what?
Answer: Larger body of water
Bonus fact: Flow slows and sediment settles near the mouth.
What material builds a river delta over time?
Answer: Sediment
Bonus fact: Sand, silt, and clay accumulate.
The Okavango Delta is in which country?
Answer: Botswana
Bonus fact: UNESCO locates the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, where floodwaters spread into the sands of the Kalahari Basin.
Which music style developed from African American communities in the Mississippi Delta and elsewhere in the South?
Answer: Blues
Bonus fact: The blues strongly influenced jazz, rock, and R&B.