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Your task:
Using an atlas to help you, identify each of these rivers marked on the map above. The first one is done for you.
1 - Nile 2 - Amazon 3 - Yangtze 4 - Mississippi 5 - Yenisei
6,650 km 6,400 km 6,300 km 6,275 km 5,539 km
6 - Huang He 7 - Ob 8 - Parana 9 - Congo 10 - Amur
5,464 km 5,410 km 4,880 km 4,700 km 4,444 km
11 - Lena 4,400 km 12 - Mekong 4,350 km 13 - Mackenzie 4,241 km 14 - Niger 4,200 km 15 - Murray-Darling 3,672 km
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Your task: Using an atlas to help you, identify each of these rivers marked on the map above. The first one is done for you.
1 2 3 4 5
Nile Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Yenisei
6,650 km 6,400 km 6,300 km 6,275 km 5,539 km
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6 Huang He 7 Ob 8 Parana 9 Congo 10 Amur
5,464 km 5,410 km 4,880 km 4,700 km 4,444 km
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Lena 4,400 km Mekong 4,350 km Mackenzie 4,241 km Niger 4,200 km Murray-Darling 3,672 km
Notes to the teacher: Learning objectives covered by this activity: (Choose which most applies to your situation). • Using an atlas to identify geographical features, or, • Using secondary sources of information to identify geographical features • Developing locational knowledge of rivers, or, • Learn about the location of the world’s major rivers • To familiarise the pupils with the physical location of the world’s major rivers. Ideas to include use of ICT / Computers: • Use an online mapping software like Google Earth to locate the rivers Ideas for extension: • Pupils to choose one river and find ten facts about that river. • Pupils to list the countries that each river flows through. • Pupils to list the seas/oceans which each river flows into.
World Rivers
Can you label the worlds longest rivers on our map? Write the correct numbers in the circles.
Rivers 1. Amazon 2. Amur 3. Congo 4. Lena
5. 6. 7. 8.
Mississippi Nile Ob-Irtysh Yangtze
9. Yellow 10. Yenisei
Objective: To locate the 10 longest river in the world on a map Challenge: Find out the length of each of these rivers in metres and kilometres
You can name a river near where you live?
World Rivers A word search about World Rivers. Find these rivers I
Amazon Amur Congo Danube Euphrates
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37 Rocky Mountains, North America
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10 Rio Grande, North America
Purple Africa
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Blue Asia Yellow Oceania White Antarctica
The World’s Longest Rivers
Mackenzie River, North America
The World’s Highest Mountains s
39 Mackenzie, North America 40 The Andes, South America
12 Danube, Europe
24 Mt. Everest, Asia
13 Tigris, Asia
25 K2, Asia
14 Eufrat, Asia
26 Aconcagua, South America
42 Skanderna, (Scandinavia) Europe
15 Ganges, Asia
27 Mt. Fuji, Asia
43 The Pyrenees, Europe
16 Mekong, Asia
28 Mont Blanc, Europe
17 Murray-Darling, Oceania
29 Mt. Cook, New Zealand, Oceania
44 The Ural Mountains, Europe-Asia
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The Amazon River, South America, 6,437 km
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Mississippi- Missouri Rivers, North America, 3,778 + 3,726 km
The World’s Largest Lakes
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Asia, 6,300 km
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Ob River, Asia 5,570 km
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The Yellow River (Huang Ho), Asia, 4,700 km
21 Lake Huron, North America 32 Mt. Elbrus, Europe
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The Yenisei-Angara River, Asia, 4,500 km
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38 Appalachian Mountains, North America
41 The Alps, Europe
45 The Caucasus Mountains, Europe
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19 Lake Superior, North America
30 Mt. McKinley (or Denali), North America
47 Great Rift Valley, Africa
20 Lake Victoria, Africa
31 Aconcagua, South America
49 The Himalayas, Asia
18 The Caspian Sea, Asia
33 Kilimanjaro, Africa 34 Mt. Everest, Asia 35 Mt. Kosciuszko & Mt. Puncak Jaya, Oceania 36 Vinson Massif, Antarctica
48 Drakensberg, Africa 50 The Great Dividing Range (or Eastern Highlands), Australia
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Antarctica
Europe
Grizzly Bear
Anaconda
Panda
Giraffe
Shark
Penguin
Wolf
Reindeer
Eagle
Puma
Orangutan
Lion
Koala
Killer Whale
Moose
Polar Bear
Alligator
Colibri
Tiger
Zebra
Kangaroo
Seal
Walrus
Each animal may fit on more than one continent.
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Europe
Canada
Chile
India
Egypt
Australia
Sweden
Great Britain
Spain
USA
Brazil
China
South Africa
New Zealand
Denmark
Ireland
Portugal
Mexico
Peru
Japan
Norway
Germany
Greece
Finland
France
Switzerland
Iceland
Italy
Russia
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Europe
Statue of Liberty, USA
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
Taj Mahal, India
The Sahara Desert
Sydney Opera House, Australia
The Colosseum, Italy
Stonehenge, England
Grand Canyon, USA
Machu Picchu, Peru
The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt
Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia
Parthenon Temple, Greece
Eiffel Tower, France
The Pyramids in Chichen Itza, Mexico
Moai Statues ”Easter Island Heads”, Easter Island
Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia
Great Wall of China
Great Barrier Reef, Kremlin, Russia Australia
Rivers Worksheet Name… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . Circle the answer that you believe is correct. 1. Water rises into the air by a process known as Rainfall Evaporation Erosion Expansion 2. The heaviest rainfall is usually in areas of Low ground Desert Sea High ground 3. Rivers often run through Valleys Tunnels Hillsides
Coasts
4. Rivers often carry mud, stones and other material. This is known as Condiment Sediment Confluence Source 5. People can use rivers to generate Gas Petrol Wind 6. Rivers can be used for Football Cricket
Electricity
Fishing
7. People often cross rivers by House Bridge Factory
Netball
Canal
8. A creature sometimes found in a British river is an Alligator Owl Otter Beaver 9. A bird often found in rivers is a Golden Eagle Sparrow Chaffinch
Heron
10. Mudflats can often be found in rivers On mountaintops On hillsides In pot holes
Near the sea
11. A river that splits into several branches before meeting the sea is known as A delta A gorge A meander An estuary 12. The River Nile can be found in the continent of Africa Asia America Europe Extension Activity If you have time, list some of the animals, birds, trees and plants that could be found in or around rivers near you. Use the back of the sheet if necessary.
Your task:
Using an atlas to help you, identify each of these rivers marked on the map above. The first one is done for you.
1 - Nile 2 - Amazon 3 - Yangtze 4 - Mississippi 5 - Yenisei
6,650 km 6,400 km 6,300 km 6,275 km 5,539 km
6 - Huang He 7 - Ob 8 - Parana 9 - Congo 10 - Amur
5,464 km 5,410 km 4,880 km 4,700 km 4,444 km
11 - Lena 4,400 km 12 - Mekong 4,350 km 13 - Mackenzie 4,241 km 14 - Niger 4,200 km 15 - Murray-Darling 3,672 km
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Your task: Using an atlas to help you, identify each of these rivers marked on the map above. The first one is done for you.
1 2 3 4 5
Nile Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Yenisei
6,650 km 6,400 km 6,300 km 6,275 km 5,539 km
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6 Huang He 7 Ob 8 Parana 9 Congo 10 Amur
5,464 km 5,410 km 4,880 km 4,700 km 4,444 km
11 12 13 14 15
Lena 4,400 km Mekong 4,350 km Mackenzie 4,241 km Niger 4,200 km Murray-Darling 3,672 km
Notes to the teacher: Learning objectives covered by this activity: (Choose which most applies to your situation). • Using an atlas to identify geographical features, or, • Using secondary sources of information to identify geographical features • Developing locational knowledge of rivers, or, • Learn about the location of the world’s major rivers • To familiarise the pupils with the physical location of the world’s major rivers. Ideas to include use of ICT / Computers: • Use an online mapping software like Google Earth to locate the rivers Ideas for extension: • Pupils to choose one river and find ten facts about that river. • Pupils to list the countries that each river flows through. • Pupils to list the seas/oceans which each river flows into.
World Rivers
Can you label the worlds longest rivers on our map? Write the correct numbers in the circles.
Rivers 1. Amazon 2. Amur 3. Congo 4. Lena
5. 6. 7. 8.
Mississippi Nile Ob-Irtysh Yangtze
9. Yellow 10. Yenisei
Objective: To locate the 10 longest river in the world on a map Challenge: Find out the length of each of these rivers in metres and kilometres
You can name a river near where you live?
World Rivers A word search about World Rivers. Find these rivers I
Amazon Amur Congo Danube Euphrates
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Continents
Other Rivers
Other Lakes
Mountain Ranges
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North America
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Volga, Europe
22 The Black Sea, Europe
Green South America
9
Congo, Africa
23 Lake Bajkal, Asia
37 Rocky Mountains, North America
Beige Europe
10 Rio Grande, North America
Purple Africa
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Blue Asia Yellow Oceania White Antarctica
The World’s Longest Rivers
Mackenzie River, North America
The World’s Highest Mountains s
39 Mackenzie, North America 40 The Andes, South America
12 Danube, Europe
24 Mt. Everest, Asia
13 Tigris, Asia
25 K2, Asia
14 Eufrat, Asia
26 Aconcagua, South America
42 Skanderna, (Scandinavia) Europe
15 Ganges, Asia
27 Mt. Fuji, Asia
43 The Pyrenees, Europe
16 Mekong, Asia
28 Mont Blanc, Europe
17 Murray-Darling, Oceania
29 Mt. Cook, New Zealand, Oceania
44 The Ural Mountains, Europe-Asia
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The Nile, Africa, 6,650 km
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The Amazon River, South America, 6,437 km
3
Mississippi- Missouri Rivers, North America, 3,778 + 3,726 km
The World’s Largest Lakes
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), Asia, 6,300 km
5
Ob River, Asia 5,570 km
6
The Yellow River (Huang Ho), Asia, 4,700 km
21 Lake Huron, North America 32 Mt. Elbrus, Europe
7
The Yenisei-Angara River, Asia, 4,500 km
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38 Appalachian Mountains, North America
41 The Alps, Europe
45 The Caucasus Mountains, Europe
The Seven Summits s
46 The Atlas Mountains, Africa
19 Lake Superior, North America
30 Mt. McKinley (or Denali), North America
47 Great Rift Valley, Africa
20 Lake Victoria, Africa
31 Aconcagua, South America
49 The Himalayas, Asia
18 The Caspian Sea, Asia
33 Kilimanjaro, Africa 34 Mt. Everest, Asia 35 Mt. Kosciuszko & Mt. Puncak Jaya, Oceania 36 Vinson Massif, Antarctica
48 Drakensberg, Africa 50 The Great Dividing Range (or Eastern Highlands), Australia
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Antarctica
Europe
Grizzly Bear
Anaconda
Panda
Giraffe
Shark
Penguin
Wolf
Reindeer
Eagle
Puma
Orangutan
Lion
Koala
Killer Whale
Moose
Polar Bear
Alligator
Colibri
Tiger
Zebra
Kangaroo
Seal
Walrus
Each animal may fit on more than one continent.
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Europe
Canada
Chile
India
Egypt
Australia
Sweden
Great Britain
Spain
USA
Brazil
China
South Africa
New Zealand
Denmark
Ireland
Portugal
Mexico
Peru
Japan
Norway
Germany
Greece
Finland
France
Switzerland
Iceland
Italy
Russia
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Europe
Statue of Liberty, USA
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
Taj Mahal, India
The Sahara Desert
Sydney Opera House, Australia
The Colosseum, Italy
Stonehenge, England
Grand Canyon, USA
Machu Picchu, Peru
The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt
Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia
Parthenon Temple, Greece
Eiffel Tower, France
The Pyramids in Chichen Itza, Mexico
Moai Statues ”Easter Island Heads”, Easter Island
Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia
Great Wall of China
Great Barrier Reef, Kremlin, Russia Australia
Rivers Worksheet Name… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . Circle the answer that you believe is correct. 1. Water rises into the air by a process known as Rainfall Evaporation Erosion Expansion 2. The heaviest rainfall is usually in areas of Low ground Desert Sea High ground 3. Rivers often run through Valleys Tunnels Hillsides
Coasts
4. Rivers often carry mud, stones and other material. This is known as Condiment Sediment Confluence Source 5. People can use rivers to generate Gas Petrol Wind 6. Rivers can be used for Football Cricket
Electricity
Fishing
7. People often cross rivers by House Bridge Factory
Netball
Canal
8. A creature sometimes found in a British river is an Alligator Owl Otter Beaver 9. A bird often found in rivers is a Golden Eagle Sparrow Chaffinch
Heron
10. Mudflats can often be found in rivers On mountaintops On hillsides In pot holes
Near the sea
11. A river that splits into several branches before meeting the sea is known as A delta A gorge A meander An estuary 12. The River Nile can be found in the continent of Africa Asia America Europe Extension Activity If you have time, list some of the animals, birds, trees and plants that could be found in or around rivers near you. Use the back of the sheet if necessary.
