TTO 1 - §5.1 - §5.3 terms

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

The river Rhine starts in Switserland. This is the .... of the river.

1. Confluence
2. Mouth
3. Source
4. Estuary

Look at the map. The Mississippi river ends in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the ... of the river.

1. Tributary
2. Confluence
3. Source
4. Mouth

Look at the map. The Arkansas is a .... of the Mississippi river.

1. Tributary
2. Confluence
3. Source
4. Mouth

Look at the map.

The place where the Arkansas and the Mississippi river join each other, is called a ...

1. Watershed
2. Confluence
3. Source
4. Mouth

Look at the map. Is this true or false?

All the rain that falls in the light green area goes to the Mississippi river.

1. True
2. False

True or false? The light green area is the watershed of the Mississippi river.

1. True
2. False

True or false? The light green area is the watershed of the Mississippi river.

1. True
2. False

True or false?

Rain that falls at letter D, flows into the Amazon river.

1. True
2. False

The area inside the red line is called the .... of the Amazon river.

1. Watershed
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. River basin

The red line is the .... of the Amazon river.

1. Watershed
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Confluence

The river ends in the sea close to letter C. This is the ... of the river.

1. Source
2. Tributary
3. Mouth
4. Confluence

At letter C there is ... water in the river than at letter A.

1. more
2. less

At letter C the river flows ... than at letter A.

1. slower
2. faster

Letter C is in the ... of the river

1. upper course
2. middle course
3. lower course

Letter B is in the ... of the river

1. upper course
2. middle course
3. lower course

The river Moselle joins the river Rhine. The Moselle is a ... of the Rhine.

1. Confluence
2. Tributary
3. Upper course
4. Water shed

The river Moselle joins the river Rhine. The place where the two rivers meet is the ...

1. Confluence
2. Tributary
3. Upper course
4. Water shed