Geography and Key Terms for 3rd grade Core Knowledge unit
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| meanders | the winding, zig-zaggy snake shape of a river
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| delta | a flat, shallow triangle of soil near the mouth of a river
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| bridge point | a narrow place on a river, where it is easier to cross
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| reservoir | a man-made lake often formed by building a dam
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| estuary | where the river (fresh) water mixes with the ocean (salt) water
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| tributary | a smaller river that joins a larger river
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| source | the beginning of a river- usually a mountain or lake
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| oxbow | when a meander gets cut off, a lake forms in the old bend
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| mouth | where the river opens and ends at the ocean or sea
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| drainage basin | the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
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