Exploring Rivers
A Grade 5 social studies worksheet exploring the features, importance, and impact of rivers.
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Exploring Rivers
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may ask you to label parts of a diagram.
1. What is the starting point of a river called?
Mouth
Source
Bank
Tributary
2. Which of these is NOT a way rivers are important to humans?
Transportation
Source of drinking water
Causing earthquakes
Generating electricity
3. The land next to a river is called its .
4. A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river is called a .
5. Label the following parts of the river system shown in the diagram:
A. (Source)
B. (Tributary)
C. (Main River)
D. (Mouth)
6. Rivers always flow uphill.
True
False
7. A delta is formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited.
True
False
8. Describe two ways human activities can impact rivers, both positively and negatively.
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