Features of a River

What is a river?

• land that is much higher than the land around it. A larger version of a hill.

• an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape.

• a moving body of water that flows from a source on high ground, across land, and then into another body of water.

What is the start of a river called?

• Meander

• Source

• Waterfall

What is the last feature of the river called when the water meets with another body of water?

• Mouth

• Waterfall

• Tributary

What do you call the part of the river that bends?

• Tributary

• Mouth

• Meander

What happens at the Delta part of the river?

• is where fish live

• is where some rivers leave the bits they were carrying before they flow into a larger body of water

• is where water falls of a mountain side

What are tributaries?

• is a small stream or river, which flows into a larger river

• is where water falls off a mountain side

• is where the water begins to flow

What feature is show in this picture?

• Floodplain

• Main channel

• Waterfall

What is the area of low-lying ground next to a river?

• Main channel

• Meander

• Floodplain

Does a river flow downhill or uphill?

• Uphill

• Downhill

Small rivers are usually known as...

• streams, brooks or creeks

• mountains or volcanoes

• valleys, gorges or canyons