WALT: find out about the course of a river

WILF:MUST: I can find rivers in an atlasSHOULD: I can name the longest river in the world and

other factsCOULD: I can make observations about river featuresI can begin to understand river related

vocabulary

Rivers of the WorldWhat is the name of the longest river in the

World?Which continent is it in?Can you find it in the atlas?Which sea does it finish in?Where does it start?Which countries does it run through?

MeanderAs a river flows over years and years, it can create a

new path for itself. It can wind its way around rocks and trees and then change its route another year.

It can pick up soil material from one area and drop it in another area, creating a new route for it to follow. This twisting and turning of a river is known as a meander.

Mouth of the River / DeltaThe end of the river is

called the mouth.

At the mouth, there is often a river delta, a large, silty area where the river splits into many different slow-flowing channels that have muddy banks.

The NileWhat can you find

out about the Nile from this picture?

The NileWhat do you

notice about the Nile from this picture?

The History of the Nilehttp://

www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/egypt/nile.htm

Create sentences about the river Nile using the below vocabularyMeanderDeltaMouth of the riverRiver bank

Draw a picture of the Nile in your Geography books and label the above.

River FactsThere are more than 250,000 rivers in

the United States.The Mississippi is the largest river in the

U.S.Water covers three fourths of the Earth’s

surface.Most of that water is permanently frozen

or salty.Antarctica holds over 90% of the word’s

fresh water.The amount of water on the earth has

remained the same for two billion years.