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World Rivers
Darris's World Rivers Test
Question | Answer |
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irrigation | moving water from a river or lake to dry land to help grow crops |
silt | fine particles of soil carried by the water in a river |
reservoir | a natural lake, or a lake created by people, for the purpose of storing water |
mouth | the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water |
delta | a triangular piece of land at the mouth of a river |
tributary | a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river |
source | the place where a river begins. It can be melting snow or ice from a mountian, a sprint |
Why did people settle at rivers | because rivers provide water for drinking, food, irrigation for crops, and tranportation |
4 cardinal directions | North / East / South / West |
4 intermediate directions | North-East, South-East, North-West, South-West |