Theme: Oceans Apart Poster
Interactive activity
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to identify the features of a river to become more familiar with waterways in our local environment about major rivers and seas in Ireland, Europe and the wider world.
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Source: Starting point of the river (usually mountains or uplands) Waterfall: Where the water flows over a cliff Tributary: Smaller river or stream that joins the river
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Features of a river
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Water is essential to all living things. It is just as well that around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water bodies, such as rivers, lakes and oceans!
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Meander: Wide bend in the river, formed by erosion of the riverbank by stones and debris carried in the water Riverbanks: Areas of land immediately to the sides of the river
Lower course
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Floodplain: Areas of flatland alongside the river that often flood during heavy rainfall Delta: Where the river divides into several smaller rivers, all flowing into the sea Estuary: Where the salt water of the sea mixes with the fresh water of the river Mouth: Where the river meets the sea
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River basin: The entire area of land that drains into a river (including the tributaries)
Strand: Natural environments Strand units: Physical features of Europe and the world; Land, rivers and seas of Ireland Key skills: A sense of space, a sense of place, questioning, observing, maps, globes and graphical skills, predicting, analysing
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