Exploring Rivers

Exploring Rivers

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

1. What is the beginning of a river called?

2. Which of these is a benefit that rivers provide to people and wildlife?

3. A river flows from its   to its  .

4. The land next to a river is called the river  .

5. A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a  .

6. Look at the image below. Label the source and the mouth of the river.

Source:  

Mouth:  

7. Name two ways rivers are important to human communities.

8. All rivers flow into an ocean.

9. The current of a river is always the same speed.