Famous Rivers
Famous Rivers
Vocab
Vocab
100

In Egypt, longest River in the world

Nile River


100

In Brazil, second longest river in the world

Amazon 

100

Moving water that follows a path

River

100

A structure that blocks a flowing river and allows water to fill in behind it

Dam

200

In China, name from yellow silt


Yellow River


200

In southern Brazil, has worlds largest waterfall

Iguaca

200

Watering of crops by moving water to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops.

Irrigation

200

To move to a different place

Migrate
300

In Asia, has the largest dam in the world

Yangtze

300

It touches seven different countries

Danube River

300

Tiny pieces of soil or Earth carried by the water in a river.

Silt


300

BONUS POINTS 500 ones = ______ tens? 

50

400

In Asia, it is important to the Hindu Religion 

Ganges River

400

In Russia, often called "Beloved Mother"

Volga River

400

A lake created for the purpose of storing water

Reservoir

400
Mount Kosciuszko is the source of what river?

Murray River

500

Longest river in Australia, has dried up three times

Murray River


500

Busiest Rivers in the world

Rhine River

500

A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger one

Tributary

500

What dangers do river boats face?

Logs, sandbars, rocks etc.

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