Rivers introduction

Introducing rivers to Year 6 - images and ideas link to worksheet found on www.thegeographeronline.net

1. Yr 6 GeographyYr 6 Geography
RiversRivers

2. Watershed
River basin
Confluence
Source
Mouth
Channel
Tributaries
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Watershed
River basin
The Watershed is the highest point between two
adjoining river basins. A river basin is the area
drained by one river and its tributaries

4. Source
Confluence
Channel
Tributary
Mouth
A map of the river Wear showing the two
major tributaries, the Deerness and the
Browney
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Browney
Springs
source tributary
confluence
mouth
channel
springs

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The source of a river is the
place where the river starts

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Springs are often the
source of rivers

7. Back to map A tributary is a small river that flows into the
main river

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A channel is where the
river actually flows

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The place where two rivers meet is called the
confluence

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The river enters the sea at its mouth. This is
sometimes called an estuary

11. A river estuary- where the river reaches the sea. This
river system is in an area of the world where few
people live

12. Rivers sometimes have large waterfalls across them