unit 10 water in landscapes
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Rivers are current of water that start in the mountains and run down to thelowlands.
Mountains
Lowlands
Characteriscs of the rivers: the Course
The course is the path of the river.
The channel is the terrain a river flows through.
course
channels
mouth
Source
Upriver is nearthe source. The water
flow is small andthe river flows quickly.
Upriver
Mid-river Mid-river. the waterflow is bigger and theriver flows more slowly.
Downriver. This is the base level near the mouth of the river. The water flowis the biggest and theriver flows slowly.
downriver
Peninsulas: They are extensions of landthat are bigger than capes.They have thesea on all its sides except one.