world rivers

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What is irrigation?

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Irrigation is watering crops by moving water from a well, a river, or a lake to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops.

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What is tributary?

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is a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river.

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How is a civilization defined?

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is a society, or group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and form of
government

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What is a sandbar?

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is a buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water.

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Where is the mouth of a river?

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The mouth of a river is the place where it empties into a sea or other large body of water.

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What is a delta?

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s land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river.

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What does it mean to migrate?

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It means to move to a different place.

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What is a canal?

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is a channel dug by people that connects two bodies of water.

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What are rapids?

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Rapids are a place on a river where the water moves swiftly and violently.

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What does landlocked mean?

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means cut off from the seacoast; surrounded by land.