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Class 6 Geography — A river from source to sea

Follow a river from its source to its mouth and name the parts of the journey — tributary, confluence, valley, delta and basin — and say what the river does to the land along the way.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.The place where two rivers meet and join is called a ______.

  2. 2.Tap the confluence — the place where the tributary joins the main river.

    Write the number of the part.

    123456

  3. 3.The place where a river ends, and its water empties into the sea, is called its ______.

  4. 4.A smaller river or stream that flows into a bigger one is called a ______.

  5. 5.A river behaves differently near its source and near its mouth. Sort each description into the right stretch.

    Groups: Near the source · Near the mouth

    • Waterfalls and rapids are common
    • The river is wide and moves slowly
    • The river may split into several channels before it reaches the sea
    • The water rushes down a steep slope
    • The river cuts a narrow valley out of the rock
    • The river drops the mud and sand it has been carrying

  6. 6.Which way does a river always flow?

    • a) Downhill, from higher land towards lower land
    • b) Towards the nearest town
    • c) Uphill in the wet season and downhill in the dry season
    • d) Northwards, whatever the shape of the land

  7. 7.Near its source a river wears away the rock it runs over and carries the pieces along with it. What is that wearing away called?

    • a) Deposition
    • b) Erosion
    • c) Condensation
    • d) Evaporation

  8. 8.Match each word to what it means.

    • Source
    • Mouth
    • Tributary
    • Basin
    • Where a river empties into the sea
    • Where a river begins
    • All the land whose water drains into one river
    • A smaller stream that joins a bigger river

Answer key — Class 6 Geography — A river from source to sea

  1. 1. confluence
  2. 2. 4 — The confluence
  3. 3. mouth
  4. 4. tributary
  5. 5. The water rushes down a steep slope → Near the source; The river is wide and moves slowly → Near the mouth; The river cuts a narrow valley out of the rock → Near the source; The river drops the mud and sand it has been carrying → Near the mouth; Waterfalls and rapids are common → Near the source; The river may split into several channels before it reaches the sea → Near the mouth
  6. 6. a) Downhill, from higher land towards lower land
  7. 7. b) Erosion
  8. 8. Source → Where a river begins; Mouth → Where a river empties into the sea; Tributary → A smaller stream that joins a bigger river; Basin → All the land whose water drains into one river