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19 Οκτ 2023 · A river is a large, natural stream of flowing water. Rivers are found on every continent and on nearly every kind of land. Some flow all year round. Others flow seasonally or during wet years. A river may be only kilometers long, or it may span much of a continent.
River meanders are formed through a combination of erosion and deposition by the flowing water of a river. As a river flows downhill, it erodes the outer bank of a bend and deposits sediment on the inner bank.
A river system is a network of rivers and streams that drain a particular area, consisting of a main river and its tributaries. This system plays a vital role in shaping the landscape, providing water resources, and supporting ecosystems, as well as influencing human activities such as agriculture and urban development.
Rivers form part of the water cycle. They are a downward flow of water, under the force of gravity. Rivers shape the land through erosion, transportation and deposition.
A river and its tributaries make up a river system. The area that a river system covers is called a basin. Some rivers have very large basins while others of equal length drain much smaller basins. The world’s two longest rivers, the Amazon and the Nile, are about the same length, but the basin of the Amazon is more than twice as large.
Key learning points. Rivers are use by humans humans to fill reservoirs, do activities, create hydroelectricity and transport things. Rainwater that falls on the ground is drained by rivers. The area of land drained by rivers is called a drainage basin.
19 Οκτ 2023 · A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity. A river can be wide and deep, or shallow enough for a person to wade across. A flowing body of water that is smaller than a river is called a stream, creek, or brook.
