PARTS OF THE RIVER Name:____________________ Class:_________ Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUlAANVBYHM#t=169 !!!!

! Annotate the diagram below to include the following terms: tributary, confluence, channel, watershed, source, river bed, river bank ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drawing from http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/wsb/pdfs/351.pdf

Across!

2.!Land!that!gets!flooded!when!the!river!overflows!!5.!The!space!that!water!flows!through!

6.!The!point!where!two!smaller!rivers!join!a!larger!one.!!9.!Smaller!rivers!that!join!a!larger!main!river!!10!The!bottom!of!a!river!channel!(2!words)!

Down!

1.!Where!the!river!flows!into!a!lake!

3.!The!area!that!supplies!a!river!with!precipitation!(2!words)!!4.!The!side!of!a!river!channel!(2!words)!

7.!An!imaginary!line!separating!one!drainage!basin!from!another!!8.!The!starting!point!of!a!river!

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Across2 Land that gets

flooded when the river overflows (2 Words)

5 The space that water flows through

6 The point were two smaller rivers join

9 Smaller rivers that join a larger main river

10 The bottom of a river channel (2 Words)

Down1 Where the river

flows into a lake, ocean or sea

3 The area that supplies a river with rain (2 Words)

4 The side of a river channel (2 Words)

7 An imaginary line separating one drainage basin from the next

8 The starting point of a river