General facts about rivers:
Small rivers often have different names which include creek, stream and brook
Rivers normally contain freshwater.
Most of the world’s major cities are located near the banks of rivers.
The mouth is the end of a river
A waterfall is a sudden drop in a river as it flows over a rock cliff.
The river bed is the ground at the bottom of rivers - often made up of sand and stones.
A confluence is where two rivers meet
Down stream is where the direction of the river flows, towards the mouth of rivers.
River Nile:
Content: Africa
Countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan
Length: Approx. 6,695 kilometres (4,160 miles)
Source: Burundi, central Africa
Mouth: Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea
The river Nile is the number one longest river in the world.
Mississippi River:
Country: USA
States it flows through: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota
Length: 3,730 kilometres (2,320 miles)
Source: Lake Itasca in Minnesota
Mouth: Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico
The River Amazon:
Content: South America
Countries: it flows through: Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia\
Length: 6400 kilometres (4,500 miles)
Source: Lago Villafro in the Andes Mountains, Peru
Mouth: Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean (delta)
The Amazon river is the second longest river in the world.
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