Question

Match your vocabulary words to their definitions.

1. cataract ___water shortage
2. delta ___stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water
3. drought ___plateau
4. escarpment ___steep slope or cliff
5. tributary ___large waterfall
6. veldt ___broad, triangular shaped land at the mouth of a river

Answer 1

1. cataract : large waterfall

2. delta : broad, triangular shaped land at the mouth of a river

3. drought: water shortage

4. escarpment : steep slope or cliff

5. tributary : stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water

6. veldt : grassland plateau

Step-by-step explanation:

• A cataract is a shallow and long waterfall that is an example of the Nile river, where the water is broken by many small boulders that are cutting out from the river beds.

• A delta is a triangular-shaped formation of the river sediments deposited in the river as it becomes old and cannot carry the load it deposits them forming a bird for etc near the mouth of the river.

• A draught is a type of water scarcity or shortage and occurs in the areas of prolonged dryness.

• An escarpment is a sharp or steep slope or the long cliff that results from the faulting or erosion and is separated by the different elevations.

• A tributary is a stream or river that flows or joins the larger river system and is headed by the body of water.

• A veldt is a type of grassland plateau of the southern African continent.

Answer 2

The correct matches are as follows:

1. cataract ___
large waterfall

2. delta ___
broad, triangular shaped land at the mouth of a river

3. drought ___
water shortage

4. escarpment ___
steep slope or cliff

5. tributary ___
stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water

6. veldt ___
plateau

Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.