Mighty rivers of the world

Geography

Introducing rivers

River processes and landforms

The river's journey

Flooding rivers

Flooding impacts and solutions

Rivers in the UK

Rivers in Europe

This unit links to 'Climate zones: What are they and why do they matter?' in which the influence of climate on global geographies and environmental regions is developed with reference to understanding of the water cycle and rivers.

This unit builds on 'The water cycle: why is it important?' and develops this understanding further to investigate where water goes to and to look at where and why the major rivers are located and how local rivers are affected by weather variations. 

This unit explores how rivers change the land as they flow. Pupils learn about the journey of a river from source to mouth, the effects of flooding, and what makes rivers important. They compare rivers in the UK, Europe and other parts of the world.

Rivers: what's special about them?

Which continent does not have any large rivers?

How wide is the River Amazon during the dry season?

What is the longest river in North America?

What are the two tributaries of the River Nile called?

Which of these cities does the River Nile flow through?

Rivers drain water from the land and take it to the seas and...

A {{}} is a smaller river or stream that joins a bigger river.


The width and the depth of a river get larger as the river flows...

Mighty rivers of the world

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