Geography- Types Of Rivers

Question 1

Permanent perennial

Answer 1

Vaal
Flows all year
The water tables always lies above the river bed

Question 2

Periodic non perennial

Answer 2

Limpopo
Only flows in the rainy season
The water table lies above the river bed in the rainy season but below the bed in the dry season

Question 3

Episodic

Answer 3

Kuiseb (Namibia)
All rivers in the Northern Cape
Only flows after heavy rain
The water table always lies below the river bed

Question 4

Exotic

Answer 4

Orange
Nile
The river starts in an area that has a great deal of rain, but then flows through an area that is dry.
It is only supplied with ground water at the beginning of the river