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A River System

The document is an activity sheet that provides a diagram of a river system from its source in the hills to its mouth at the sea. Students are asked to label features of the river system, including its source, tributaries, meanders, delta, and flood plain by matching letters on the diagram to the correct terms in a list.

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A River System

The document is an activity sheet that provides a diagram of a river system from its source in the hills to its mouth at the sea. Students are asked to label features of the river system, including its source, tributaries, meanders, delta, and flood plain by matching letters on the diagram to the correct terms in a list.

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4Learning Geography Essentials: Unit 14 – Investigating rivers

Activity sheet B – A river system

Name

As soon as rain falls on high ground it starts to flow downhill. The water finds the easiest
way it can to the sea. The picture shows the course of a river from the hills to the sea.

What are the features marked at A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I? Choose the correct labels
from those listed below and write the letter in the boxes.

mouth lake waterfall delta

meander tributary flood plain sea source

Use the picture to help you fill in the gaps in these sentences:

The place where a river starts is called its .

A is a smaller river or stream which flows into a larger one.

A large bend in a river is called a .

A is an area of land roughly triangular in shape which forms


where a river enters a lake or the sea.

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