Vocabulary
What is the source of the river?
The beginning or start of a river.
Which river that we learned about is located in Africa?
The Nile River
Irrigation is used on rivers for farmers. What can farmers plant and grow on their farm?
Corn, tomatoes, carrots, fruit, rice, tree nuts, vegetables, cotton are some examples.
Who is a river pilot?
A river pilot is someone who directs and steers a boat.
What is the mouth of a river?
Where the river ends into a larger body of water.
Which river gets its name for its color?
The Yellow River
Why do people settle near rivers?
They settle for drinking water, fishing, transportation, and farming.
Why is the job of a river pilot such a responsibility?
It is important because a mistake on the river can be disastrous, and there are many hazards that can cause a mistake.
What is a river?
A body of moving or flowing water that follows a set path.
Which river is called the "Holy River?"
The Ganges River
Which country and continent is the Indus River located?
India, Asia
How is a sandbar a danger in a river?
A sandbar can form and shift which will change water's course.
What is irrigation?
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.
Which river floods a lot and people lose their crops?
The Yangtze River
Three Gorges Dam
How can a strong current be dangerous in a river?
What is a civilization?
A society, or group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and form a government.
Why do people settle near the Indus River?
They built a great civilization around it and used the water for lots of reasons like farming, drinking, and transporting.
Which sea does the Nile river end into AND what is that called when a river ends?
The Mediterranean Sea and the mouth
Which river reaches the mouth at the Arctic Ocean where ice forms on the river due to below freezing temperatures that are hazardous to boats?
The Ob River