Starter quiz
- What are rivers?
- A river is a body of water and flows downhill into a hill.
- A river is a body of water and flows uphill into a lake, sea or ocean.
- A river is a body of water and flows downhill into a lake, sea or ocean. ✓
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- Which of these are ways we can cross a river?
- walking ✓
- boat ✓
- bridge ✓
- bicycle
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- What can fresh water be used for?
- washing ✓
- growing plants ✓
- running
- animals drinking ✓
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- How many continents contain rivers?
- four
- five
- six
- seven ✓
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- Where is the river Thames located?
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- England ✓
- Scotland
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- Which images shows a river?
Exit quiz
- What type of water do rivers carry?
- salt water
- sweet water
- fresh water ✓
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- Match the terms to the statement.
- source⇔the start of a river in a hill or mountain ✓
- mouth⇔where a river enters the sea or a lake ✓
- downhill⇔the direction a river flows ✓
Put these statements in the correct order to explain what a river is.- 1⇔Rivers carry fresh water from the source.
- 2⇔The source is in high places like hills or mountains.
- 3⇔The river flows downhill to lower places.
- 4⇔The mouth of a river is where it flows into seas, oceans or lakes.
- Which continents contain rivers?
- England
- Asia ✓
- Europe ✓
- South America ✓
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- What are the two longest rivers in the world called?
- The River Danube
- The River Nile ✓
- The Amazon River ✓
- The Mississippi River
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- The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world and the longest river in which continent?
- North America
- Europe
- Asia ✓
- Africa
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Key learning points
- Rivers carry water from high places such as mountains to a sea, ocean or lake.
- There are rivers on every continent, and some of the biggest rivers are the Nile and the Amazon.
Common misconception
There aren't any rivers in Antarctica.
There are rivers in every continent. Rivers in Antarctica are frozen or beneath a sheet of ice.
Keywords
River - A river is a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as a sea or lake.
Source - The source is the start of a river.
Mouth - The mouth of a river is where it enters the sea or a lake.
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