River Names
This river has castles along the banks.
Rhine River
Where is the Nile River located?
Egypt
To move to a different place.
Migrate
Where does the Yellow River get its name?
the color of the water. (silt)
The ganges river is considered ____ by Hindu people.
holy
Which river has piranhas?
Amazon
The Murray and Darling Rivers are located here.
Australia.
The place where a river begins.
source
What results from the building of a dam?
reservoir
What can you see from the Nile River?
Ancient pyramids.
Boats on this river must switch their cargo to railroad cars to avoid rapids.
Congo
Where is the Amazon River located?
Brazil
A place on the river where water moves violently and swiftly.
rapids
ice
The Yukon River played a big part in this era of history.
search for gold
Which river empties into the Arctic?
Ob River
Why are crops grown close to the Nile and Yellow Rivers?
It brings water to fields because the land is dry far from the rivers.
A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river is called a
tributary
civilization
The Danube touches
7 countries
Name the Mississippi River Tributaries
Ohio and Missouri
Where is the Mississippi River Located (continent)
North America
A place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water is its
mouth
Why did Chinese people build dams on the Yangtze?
To control it and build reserviors
The watering of crops by moving water from a river or lake to a place where it does not rain enough is called ___.
irrigation