Starter quiz
- Where do rivers begin?
- near the sea
- in the mountains ✓
- in towns
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This river flows through London. What is it called?- River Thames ✓
- River Nile
- River Amazon
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- How do humans often use rivers in the UK?
- leisure activities ✓
- fishing ✓
- washing in
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- What do we call a small river?
- stream ✓
- trickle
- drip
- lake
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- What colour usually represents rivers on a map?
- green
- purple
- orange
- blue ✓
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This is the River Seine, which city does it flow through?- Paris ✓
- London
- Birmingham
- New York
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Exit quiz
- A river is a ______ of water across the land into the sea or another lake.
- 'flow' ✓
- How do humans use rivers in the UK?
- transport ✓
- washing clothes
- hydroelectricity ✓
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- Why are rivers important for the environment?
- They drain the land ✓
- Provide habitats for wildlife ✓
- Provide transport for people
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- Can you match the key word to the correct definition?
- source⇔the start of a river ✓
- mouth⇔the part of the river that enter the sea ✓
- tributary⇔a smaller river that flows into a bigger river ✓
What does the area within the dotted line on this image show?- source of a river
- mouth of a river
- drainage basin ✓
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- What is the point where two rivers meet called?
- source
- mouth
- confluence ✓
- tributary
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Key learning points
- Rivers are use by humans humans to fill reservoirs, do activities, create hydroelectricity and transport things.
- Rainwater that falls on the ground is drained by rivers.
- The area of land drained by rivers is called a drainage basin.
- Rivers flow from their source in the hills or mountains to their mouth where they enter the sea or lake.
Common misconception
Rivers start at the sea and flow across the land.
Rivers start at their source in the mountains and flow to their mouth at the sea.
Keywords
Reservoir - A reservoir is an artificial lake made by humans to store water.
Hydro-electricity - Hydro-electricity is electricity created by water flowing downhill turning a turbine.
Source - The source is the start of a river.
Mouth - The mouth of a river is where it enters the sea or a lake, the river flow slows, loses its energy and often deposition occurs.
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