Social studies

A ________is the starting point of the river.

• Tributaries

• Mouth

• Source

• drainage basin

Tick TWO helpful ways to protect your local river.

• Throw trash into the rivers.

• Pull oil and grease into the sink.

• Turn off tap when you are not using.

• Put rubbish in the correct bins.

What is a river?

• a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater,

  flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

• a continuous body of salt water that covers more than

  70 percent of the Earth's surface.

• Falling water from mountains

• water that flows all the time in basin

Many rivers, villages, towns and cities were built near

rivers so that people could make use of the water.

• True

• False

• I have no idea

Rivers are polluted by the following things.

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• chemical waste from factories.

• Untreated sewage from homes, schools and factories.

Give one negative impacts of human activities on rivers in Jamaica

What is the longest River In Jamaica

• Rio Neuvo

• Rio Minho

• Black river

• Spanish river

What river is in Portland

• Buff bay river

• Dunns river

• Milk river

• Flint river

Which river is in the parish of Clarendon

• Rio Neuvo

• Rio cobre

• Rio Bueno

• Rio Minho