Science - Rivers Unit Test Flashcards
The Nile River is located in _______
Africa
The Nile is the _______ river in the world
Longest
We can see ______ from the Nile
Pyramids
Both the Nile and the Yellow River help with _______
Irrigation
The Yellow River is in _____
Asia
The Yellow River is yellow because of ______
Salt
Yangtze River is in ______
Asia
Yangtze River is known for _______
Flooding
The Ganges River is in ______
Asia
The Ganges River is considered a _____ ____ __ __ ______
Holy river by the Hindus
The Murray River is in _______
Australia
The Murray River starts from Mount Kosciuszko as its ______
Source
The _____ River and ____ River combine to form a drainage basin
Murray river & Darling river
The _______ River is in North America
Mississippi
The Mississippi River changes ____ ____ ____
all the time
Dangers of the ___ ____ are freezing temperatures and ice
Ob River
The Amazon River is in ___ _____
South America
The Amazon River carries the ____ water of any river in the world
Most
The Amazon River has _____
Piranhas
The Amazon River flows through the ______
Rainforest
The Mackenzie River is in North America in the ____ ______
Northern Hemisphere
The Mackenzie River is where we see ______ birds
Migrating
Watering crops by moving water from a well, a river or a lake to a place where it does not rain enough
Irrigation
A stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
Tributary
A society, or a group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and forms of government
Civilization
A buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water
sandbar
The place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water
Mouth
Land created by silt deposits at the mouth of the river
Delta
To move to a different place
Migrate
A channel dug by people that connects two bodies of water
Canal
A place on a river where water moves swiftly and violently
Rapids
Cut off by the seacoast, surrounded by land
Landlocked
The starting point of a river or a supply where an item such as water can be obtained
source
A structure that blocks a flowing river that allows water to fill behind it. It helps make reservoirs.
Dam
A natural lake or a lake created by people for the purpose of storing water
Reservoir
