Vocabulary
watering of crops by moving water from a well, a river, or a lake to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops
What is irrigation?
a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
What is a tributary?
you find pyramids along this river
What is the Nile?
The Nile River is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
This is the word that describes the place where a river starts.
What is the source of a river?
to move to a different place
What is migrate?
the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water
What is a the mouth of a river?
This river gets its name from the silt that is found in the water
What is the Yellow River?
The Amazon River is found on this continent.
What is the Amazon River?
This is a serious danger of navigating the Ob River.
What is freezing temperatures and ice?
to be cut off from the seacoast; surrounded by land.
What is landlocked?
What is a canal?
On this river you can find a great dam.
What is the Yangtze River?
The Mississippi is found on this continent.
What is North America?
This is something you might encounter if you decided to swim in the Amazon River.
What is a piranha?
a society, or group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and form of government
What is civilization?
a buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water
What is a sandbar?
This river is considered holy by the Hindu people.
What is the Ganges River?
The Danube river can be found on this continent.
What is Europe?
This is a reason why the Yukon River was important in our history.
What is the search for gold in the Klondike?
a place on a river where the water moves swiftly and violently
What is rapids?
land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
On this river you will find a lot of river pilots.
What is the Mississippi river?
The Murray River is found on this continent.
What is Australia?
This is created when a dam is built. It is a source of water that many communities can use to help water the crops or provide water for their people.
What is a reservoir?