Parts of a River
What is the vocabulary term for where a river starts?
A river starts at the source.
Identify 2 reason people settle near water.
People settle near water because 1) they can fish the river, 2) it's a source of drinking water, and 3) water to irrigate crops.
Other reasonable answers are acceptable.
What is the job title of someone who navigates a boat on a river?
In which continent is the Amazon River located?
The Missouri River is in North America.
People used the river as a form of ___________ to get from one place to another.
transportation
A bend in the river is called_______________.
A bend in the river is called a meander.
What do people build to stop the flow of the river?
People build dams to stop the flow of a river.
List three hazards a river pilot must watch out for.
Three hazards are ____________.
-sandbars, logs or fallen trees, tricky currents, sharp meanders, ice
Other reasonable answers are acceptable.
In which continent is the Ganges River located?
The Ganges is in Asia.
The river's ___________was high in the mountains, where winter snows melted in the spring.
mountains
What is the end of the river called?
The end of the river is the mouth or the delta.
What is created when people dam a river?
What continent is the Mississippi River in?
The Mississippi River is North America.
In which continent is the Murray River located?
The Murray River is in Australia.
The small________ flowed into the larger river.
tributary
What is a river that joins the main river called?
What it is called when a river overflows its banks?
When a river overflows its banks it's called a flood.
Why did steamboats travel on the Mississippi River?
Steamboats travelled on the Mississippi to conduct trade.
In which continent is the Verdigris River located?
The Verdigris River is in North America.
This is the River near the Ingalls home in Little House on the Prairie.
What is a lake that formed from river water called?
A lake formed by river water is called an ox bow lake?
What is it called when people build a system to water their crops?
(Our ancestors built these systems by digging canals and channels).
A system for watering crops is called irrigation.
Name a tributary of the Mississippi River.
In which continent is the Amazon River located?
The Amazon River is located in South America.
___________ are where the river is wild and fast-moving.
Rapids