Springs join together to make

The upper course of a river starts at the

On either side of the middle course of the river are

the joining point is called a

a ---------------------- is a large bend in a river

The lower course of a river leads to the ---------------- of the river (where the river meets the ------). The lower course has larger meanders. The river has more energy and so carries less material. It deposits the soil and other materials which eventually form small islands or ----------.

the beginning of a river

rain that soaks into the ground

groundwater that comes up to the surface

area of flat land either side, likely to flood

the point where a tributary joins a river

a stream or river that joins another river

a bend in a river

a small island created by deposited material (soil)