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Rivers SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Farming p.98
▸ ▸ Water
Starting as tiny streams, rivers flow from mountaintops pp.120–121
down to the ocean. They provide a home to lots of wildlife. ▸ ▸ Glaciers p.122
People transport things along rivers, grow crops next ▸ ▸ Lakes p.143

to them, and even use rivers for spare-time activities, ▸ ▸ Water cycle
such as sailing and fishing. p.270
▸ ▸ Weather p.271

River system Small streams Rain and snow fall
flow downhill and
to make streams.
Water flows down the mountains, come together
making small streams. These streams to make rivers.
join up to form rivers, which wind along
and then eventually flow into the ocean.

Some rivers
start from lakes.

Dams use water
movement to
create electricity. Farms use
river water
On flatter ground, to grow crops.
rivers follow wide,
steady bends
called meanders.

Rivers become River habitats are
wider and deeper home to many
downstream. kinds of wildlife.

Rivers provide
nearby towns and Fishing
cities with water. The “mouth” of
a river is where
it joins the ocean. Water
sports
Mighty river
The further rivers get from
the mountains, the deeper Rivers are used to
and more slow-moving they transport people
become. Eventually they spill and goods to the
out into a lake or the ocean. ocean and beyond.

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