River Facts
What do the Nile and Yellow River have in common?
they both provide irrigation to surrounding fields
What river would you hear a warning about piranhas?
You might see this wildlife while visiting the Mackenzie River
The Nile, Africa
This means to move to a different place
migrate
What was the River Niger a key to the growth of?
The city of Timbuktu in Africa
Why must a river pilot be careful in the Mississippi River?
The river changes all the time
The Amazon River flows through this type of environemnt
Lush Rainforest
This river gets its name from the silt that flows in it
The Yellow River
This is a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
tributary
The Ganges has what unusual feature?
What danger are boats trying to avoid on the Congo River when they switch their cargo to a railraod car?
Rapids
What would you find along the banks of the Rhine and Danube Rivers?
Castles
This river carries the most water of any river in the world.
The Amazon River
This is land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river
delta
The Murray River, a small trickle of water near Mount Kosciuszko, high in the Australian mountains, is the location of the river's ________.
Source
What can make sailing in the Ob River dangerous?
Freezing temperatures and ice
What is a channel dug by people that connects two bodies of water called?
Canal
This river played a big part in the search for gold in the Klondike
The Yukon River
This is watering of crops by moving water from a well, river, or a lake, to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops
irrigation
What do the Murray and Darling Rivers combine to form?
How are the Congo, Iquacu, and Yukon Rivers similar?
They all have waterfalls and rapids
This is a buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water
Sandbar
These two rivers both have their source in the central part of Europe
The Rhine River
The Danube River
mouth