Social Studies Mid- Term

Current

• The direction in which river water flows

• A kind of fish

• • A large hill near the river

Swamp

• A dry desert

• A wet, muddy area with lots of trees and water

• A type of bird that lives near the sea

Tributary

• A small river that flows into a bigger one

• A mountain that has snow on top

• A person who works on a farm

The _________ shows us how warm or cold it is outside.

A person who steers a ship down a river is a _________.

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

• source

• triutaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

The place where the river pours (THROWS UP) into the ocean or large lake is called the ___________.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

What is the longest river in the world?

• The Nile River

• The mouth

• The Indus River

Where does rivers come from?

• The Sky

• Rain

• Mountains

Are legends always true?

• Yes

• No