The Journey of a River

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The Journey of a River
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This picture shows the complete journey of a
river, from the source to the sea.
Lets have a look at this journey more closely.
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The place where a river starts is called the
source.
The source can be in hills or mountains.
Sometimes a river has more than one source.
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Sometimes, as the water travels down, it hits a
layer of rock. This makes a waterfall.
Close up!
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Small streams that join the river are called
tributaries.
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Large s shaped bends and curves in the river
are called meanders.
Close up!
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Sometimes, as the river flows down, lakes can
form in hollows in the ground. This river does
not have a lake, but there is some marshy ground
near the meanders.
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Eventually the river flows into the sea.
This is called the mouth of the river. If the
mouth of the river is very wide it is called an
estuary.
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Lets see if we can remember all the things we
saw on our journey.
Source
Waterfall
Tributary
Meander
Mouth
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