WorksheetsLesson 3: Why is the Volga River important to ...
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
Match each erosion key term with its description. Draw a line between them.
Attrition
When bits of rock crash together in the water and break up.
Abrasion
When bits of rock in the water rub against the riverbed and river banks.
Solution
When acids in the water dissolve the rock.
Hydraulic action
When the power of the water breaks bits off the riverbed and river banks.
Match each transportation key term with its description. Draw a line between them.
Traction
When large rocks are rolled along the riverbed.
Saltation
When bits of rock bounce and jump along the riverbed.
Suspension
When small particles of sediment are carried along in the flow of the river.
Solution
When the smallest bits of sediment are dissolved into the water and carried along.
Which city is nearest the source of the Volga River? (It is the capital city of Russia.) Choose the correct answer. Use the map of Russia showing the Volga River to help you.
Moscow
Kazan
Volgograd
Astrakhan
Which sea does the Volga River flow into? Choose the correct answer. Use the map of Russia showing the Volga River to help you.
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Which city is nearest the mouth of the Volga River? Choose the correct answer. Use the map of Russia showing the Volga River to help you.
Astrakhan
Volgograd
Moscow
Kazan
Which city is nearest the source of the Volga River? (It is the capital city of Russia.)
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod
Which sea does the Volga River flow into?
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Baltic Sea
White Sea
Which city is nearest the mouth of the Volga River?
Astrakhan
Volgograd
Saratov
Kazan
Look at the world map with a red box highlighting the River Volga area. Where is the River Volga located?
Europe in western Russia, flowing south to the Caspian Sea
South America in Brazil, flowing to the Atlantic Ocean
Northern Africa in Egypt, flowing to the Indian Ocean
Australia in the Outback, flowing to the Pacific Ocean
Zoom into the Volga River. What kind of feature is the River Volga?
Human feature
Physical feature
Human activity
A nickname called "Mother Volga"
Zoom into the Volga River. Select the items that are human features or activities you might see near the river.
Farming
Settlements
Physical feature
Human Activity
Mother Volga
Read the vocabulary card: sediment. What does sediment mean?
Loose solid material, like rock, that has been moved and settled at the bottom of a river
Water that flows quickly over rocks in a river
Plants that grow along the edge of a river
Animals that live on the riverbank
According to the vocabulary card about sediment, where do these loose solid materials settle?
At the bottom of the river
At the top of the water
On tree branches above the river
In clouds over the river
Are these sentences true or false? Tick 'True' or 'False' for each one. When a river floods, it is good because it makes the soil fertile for farming.
True
False
Are these sentences true or false? Tick 'True' or 'False' for each one. When a river floods, it is bad because houses flood and people may drown.
True
False
Look at the image with the words "DISCOVER THE WORLD ONE MINUTE EVERYDAY" on top and a large river below. Which river is named on the image?
Volga River
Nile River
Amazon River
Yangtze River
In the image, what phrase appears at the top above the river scene?
DISCOVER THE WORLD ONE MINUTE EVERYDAY
EXPLORE THE OCEAN IN TEN MINUTES
LEARN ABOUT MOUNTAINS TODAY
TRAVEL AROUND THE CITY NOW
What kind of resource is labeled below the thumbnail image of the river?
Video
Map
Storybook
Worksheet
Vocabulary check: Choose the word that matches the definition. Harmful substances released into the environment
pollution
conservation
rainfall
evaporation
Vocabulary check: Choose the word that matches the definition. water that has been used and can no longer be used for its original use
waste water
drinking water
rainwater
groundwater
Reaching Conclusions: What does this show?
Pollution along the Volga River from factories and ships
A clean, untouched river with no people nearby
A dry desert with sand dunes and no water
A mountain farm far from any towns
How can settlements negatively affect rivers? Settlements can negatively affect river by:
Factories along the river dump waste into the water
Waste water from cities goes into the river
Farming chemicals wash off the land into the river
Ships leak fuel into the river
