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Yr 5 Rivers

This document is a Year 5 Geography Knowledge Organiser focused on rivers, detailing key vocabulary such as estuary, mouth, source, meander, waterfall, erosion, deposition, tributary, ox bow lake, and delta. It provides essential knowledge about British rivers, including facts about the Thames, Severn, and Tyne, as well as information on river characteristics and their ecological importance. The document serves as an educational resource for understanding river systems and their features.

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Yr 5 Rivers

This document is a Year 5 Geography Knowledge Organiser focused on rivers, detailing key vocabulary such as estuary, mouth, source, meander, waterfall, erosion, deposition, tributary, ox bow lake, and delta. It provides essential knowledge about British rivers, including facts about the Thames, Severn, and Tyne, as well as information on river characteristics and their ecological importance. The document serves as an educational resource for understanding river systems and their features.

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Year 5 Geography Knowledge Organiser: Rivers

Subject Specific Vocabulary Read all about it


estuary An estuary is an area where a
freshwater river or stream meets the
ocean.

mouth A river mouth is the part of a river


where the river flows into another
river, a lake, a reservoir, a sea, or an
ocean.

source The source of a river is where it


begins, usually on high ground.

meander A meander is a winding curve or


bend in a river.

waterfall Waterfalls form where water rushes


down steep hillsides in upland areas
and erodes the rocks.

erosion Erosion occurs when the fastest


currents in the river carve into the
banks.
Key Knowledge British rivers

deposition Rocks and sediments eroded from


one part of the river are deposited
1. A fast flowing river will carry soil and dirt from its banks and
bed downstream and drop them when it gets wider and
Thames London river that
in another part. slows down. is184 miles long

Bain is Britain’s shortest river


2. The shortest river in the world is the Roe river in Montana,
USA. It is 201 feet (61 m) long (2.45 miles)

tributary When one stream or river meets 3. The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 4,130 Severn Britain’s longest river (220
another and merge together, the miles long.
miles) running from Wales to
smaller stream or river is known as a
tributary. Bristol.
4. The movement of water in a river is called a current.

ox bow lake Ox bow lakes are created when the 5. Rivers provide us with food, energy, recreation, Tyne is formed by the
meander is so deep that it cuts off a transportation routes, and of course water for irrigation
confluence of two rivers: North
piece of the river and leaves a lake. and for drinking
and South Tyne.
6. The Ganges, Yangtze and Indus river are the three most
polluted on Earth. Mersey Liverpool river that is 70
delta Deltas are wide areas of water often
found at the mouth of large rivers.
7. Many rivers and streams will join together before they miles long.
reach the mouth of the river. The smaller rivers and streams
are called tributaries.
stream A stream is a small body of flowing
water. © Focus Education UK Ltd.

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