Rivers-3rd Grade

What river is the longest in the world?

• Hudson River

• Nile River

• Mississippi

• Yellow River

Why is Huang He also known as the Yellow River?

• the water is yellow

• sewage dumps into the river

• the sun shines on it

• the yellow silt makes the river look yellow

The Three Gorges Dam was built due to the Yangtze River constantly causing what?

• floods

• droughts

• dirty water

• pollution

The Indus and Ganges River both flow through what country?

• United States

• Australia

• China

• India

The Murray River in Australia flows through what type of land?

• deserts

• mountains

• lakes

• ponds

Which of the following frequently change in the Mississippi River?

• sandbars

• currents

• dangers

• all of the above

What is one danger of the Ob River?

• sharks

• ice

• disease

• birds

What is a body of moving or flowing water that follows a set path?

• river

• ocean

• pond

• lake

What is the beginning point of a river's water?

• mouth

• reservoir

• source

• dam

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

• drainage basin

• reservoir

• source

• mouth