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🏞️ Rivers – Year 5
Geography · Year 5 (KS2) — practises river features from source to mouth, meanders, estuaries and famous rivers
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Questions
What is the name for the place where a river ends and flows into a sea or lake?
Mouth
Spring
Bank
Source
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A smaller river or stream that flows into a bigger river is called a:
Meander
Tributary
Channel
Estuary
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Which is the longest river in the United Kingdom?
River Trent
River Severn
River Tay
River Thames
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What is a meander?
The place where a river begins
A large bend in a river
A wide river mouth near the sea
A small stream joining a river
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What is the name for the point where two rivers join together?
Confluence
Source
Tributary
Estuary
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An estuary is where a river meets the sea. What is the water in an estuary like?
A mix of fresh and salty water
Completely salty water
Completely fresh water
Fresh water from melting glaciers
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The River Nile flows north through Egypt. Into which sea does it flow?
The Black Sea
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
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In which part of a river are steep V-shaped valleys and waterfalls usually found?
The upper course
The lower course
The middle course
The estuary
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On a meander, where does the river usually deposit sand and pebbles?
At the top of the riverbank
On the inside of the bend
On the outside of the bend
In the deepest part of the channel
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Which river carries more water into the sea than any other river in the world?
The Mississippi
The Nile
The Yangtze
The Amazon
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