Rivers and Mountains Express

What is a river?

• A collection of water after it rains.

• A swimming pool of water.

• A body of water that flows over the land into the sea.

• A small trickle of water from a mountain.

What is the name of a twist or turn in a river?

• mouth

• source

• spring

• meander

The start of a river is called the

What is the name of the part of the river where it joins the sea?

• floodplain

• spring

• mouth

• source

What is the name of an area of flat land by a river that often floods during heavy rain?

• floodplain

• valley

• hill

• puddle

What is the name given to the famous river that flows through Egypt?

• Amazon River

• River Nile

• River Thames

• River Tyne

What is the name of the two rivers we have looked at in the North East of England?

• River Wye

• River Wear

• River Thames

• River Tyne

What is the definition of a mountain?

• An unexplained bump on the Earth.

• Something bigger than a hill.

• A large mound of mud.

• A raised part of the Earth's surface.

What is the name of the highest mountain in the world?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Everest

• Mount Etna

• Mount Denali

What type of mountain is this?

• Volcanic

• Fault block

• Dome

• Plateau