Interesting Facts
Name that Continent (Part 1)
Name that Continent (Part 2)
What Am I?
River Vocabulary
100

The longest river in the world

Nile


100

Mississippi River

North America


100

Murray River

Australia


100

THE IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RIVERS

LESS WATER, AFFECTS FARMING, .... HOW DO WE HELP


100

moving water from a river or lake to dry land to help crops grow

irrigation


200

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF MISSOURI RIVER

WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE COUNTRY, LEWIS AND CLARK


200

Nile River

Africa


200

Missouri River

North America


200

fine particles of soil carried by the water in a river

silt


200

land set aside for cows, horses, or other animals to feed off the natural grasses

pasture


300

LONGEST RIVER IN THE USA

THE MISSOURI

300

Amazon River

South America


300

Parana River

South America


300

the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water

mouth


300

a lake created by people for the purpose of storing water

reservoir


400

A railroad was built around this river to help get around waterfalls

Congo


400

Yellow River

Asia


400

Ob River

Asia


400

a man made channel that connects two bodies of water

canal


400

cut off from the seacoast and surrounded by land

landlocked


500

Canals were built to help connect this river to the sea

Volga


500

Volga River

Europe


500

Rhine River

Europe


500

the area drained by a single large river and its tributaries

drainage basin


500

a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river

tributary