Rivers and Waterways: Explore the Flowing Wonders of Geography

Question 1

What is the name of the feature of a river system that is formed when a meander is cut off from the main channel?

Accepted Answer

Oxbow lake

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Delta

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Floodplain

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Gorge

Question 2

Which river process is responsible for creating sandbars and islands in river channels?

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Meandering

Question 3

What is the term for a wide, flat area of land that borders a river?

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

Question 4

Which UK river is famous for its tidal bore?

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The Severn

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The Thames

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The Clyde

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The Trent

Question 5

Which feature of a river system is a wide, funnel-shaped opening where a river meets the sea?

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Estuary

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

Question 6

Which river is NOT found in the United Kingdom?

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River Nile

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River Thames

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River Severn

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River Clyde

Question 7

What is a feature of a meandering river?

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Curved bends

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Straight course

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V-shaped valley

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Fast-flowing waters

Question 8

What is the name of the body of water left behind when a meander is cut off from the main river?

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

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Tributary

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Estuary

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a major river in the UK?

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River Nile

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River Thames

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River Severn

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River Clyde

Question 10

What is the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries called?

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River basin

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Delta

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Estuary

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Meander

Question 11

Which of these rivers flows through the city of London?

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River Thames

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River Severn

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River Clyde

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River Mersey

Question 12

What is the name of the widest part of a river as it flows into the sea?

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Estuary

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Delta

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Source

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Tributary

Question 13

Which river is NOT located in the United Kingdom?

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River Danube

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River Thames

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River Severn

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River Clyde

Question 14

What is the process known as when water  gradually wears away at the land?

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Evaporation

Question 15

When a river bends and cuts off part of itself, what type of landform is created?

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Oxbow lake

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Meander

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Delta

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Estuary

Question 16

What is the name of the area where a river flows into the sea?

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Mouth

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Source

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Tributary

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Confluence

Question 17

What process do rivers use to drop materials they are carrying?

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Infiltration

Question 18

Which option is NOT a tributary of the River Thames?

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River Thames

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River Kennet

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River Medway

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River Colne

Question 19

What is the name of the type of river mouth formed when a river splits into several branches?

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Delta

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Estuary

Question 20

Which of these rivers flows through the city of London?

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River Thames

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River Severn

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River Clyde

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River Tyne

Question 21

What is the name of the land area that is drained by a river and its tributaries?

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Catchment area

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Source

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Mouth

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Tributary

Question 22

The process by which rivers wear away their banks is called:

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 23

Which of the following is a characteristic of a meander?

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A bend in the river

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A straight part of the river

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An area where sediment is deposited

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An area where the river erodes its banks

Question 24

What is formed when a meander is cut off from the main river?

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An oxbow lake

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A delta

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A floodplain

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A meander

Question 25

The process by which rivers move sediment is called:

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Transportation

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 26

What is the name of the area of land that gets flooded when a river overflows?

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Floodplain

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Delta

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

Question 27

Where does a river meet the sea?

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Mouth

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Source

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Tributary

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Delta

Question 28

Which of these is NOT a feature of a river system?

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Hills

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Meanders

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Tributaries

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Deltas

Question 29

Which river feature is created by erosion?

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Erosion channel

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

Question 30

Which water body forms when a bend in a river is cut off?

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Oxbow lake

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Tributary

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Estuary

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Delta

Question 31

Which of these is NOT a type of river pollution?

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Natural water sources

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Chemicals from factories

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Runoff from farms

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Plastic waste

Question 32

When a river carries away bits of land, what is the process called?

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 33

What do we call it when a river makes a big bend?

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

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Tributary

Question 34

What's the name for a curved lake that forms when a bend in a river gets cut off?

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Oxbow lake

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Meander

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Delta

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Tributary

Question 35

Which river can you find in London?

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The Thames

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The Severn

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The Clyde

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The Dee

Question 36

Who is responsible for looking after rivers in the UK?

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The Environment Agency

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The National Trust

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The River Authority

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The Canal & River Trust

Question 37

What is the term for the process where a river gradually wears away its banks?

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 38

Which of these is a curved part of a river that forms a distinctive shape?

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

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Tributary

Question 39

Which of these rivers is found in Scotland?

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Clyde

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Thames

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Severn

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Trent

Question 40

What is the process called when a river drops sediment to create new land?

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Meandering

Question 41

Which of these rivers flows into the River Thames?

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River Avon

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River Severn

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River Clyde

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River Trent

Question 42

How can a river change its path over time?

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Both of the above

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Through erosion and deposition

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By forming meanders and oxbow lakes

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Neither of the above

Question 43

Which river is NOT found in the United Kingdom?

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Nile

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Thames

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Severn

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Clyde

Question 44

What process describes how rivers wear away the land?

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 45

What river feature is formed when a loop in the river is cut off?

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Oxbow lake

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Meander

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Delta

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Estuary

Question 46

What is the name for the wide, often triangular area of land formed where a river meets the sea?

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Delta

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Estuary

Question 47

Which characteristic is typical of the upper course of a river?

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Steep gradient

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Slow-flowing

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Wide and deep

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Meandering

Question 48

What is the name of the bend in a river?

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Meander

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Oxbow lake

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Delta

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Estuary

Question 49

What process do rivers use to move materials downstream?

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Transportation

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Meandering

Question 50

Name the river that flows through London.

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Thames

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Severn

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Clyde

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Mersey