Rivers
Rivers
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Rivers are continuous currents of fresh water that goes along a watercourse.
In a river we can differentiate three basic parts: Early course, middle course and late course
The early course is the initial part of the river´s route. Then there is the middle course and the late course of a river is the area near its mouth.
In pairs , fill in the following chart; then we will watch the video and you will correct it. You can use the following words:
waterfalls, lower, low, rivervalleys: narrow and deep, steep, moderate, wide valley , small, deltas and estuaries erosion, transport, Very quickly ,sedimentation.
COURSE | SPEED OF THE WATER | GRADIENT OF LAND | PREDOMINANT PROCESS |
RIVER RELIEF |
EARLY | ||||
MIDDLE | ||||
LATE |
Now it is time to watch the lesson , we are going now to concentrate on "Rivers"
1.- Listen to the lesson :"Rivers" Part 1 and 2
2.- Correct the chart
3.- Do the exercises : "Rivers" part 3 (Pollutants in the rivers)
key for the chart
OK now that we have studied the "Hydrology Elements" and the general characteristics of the RIVERS ,
it is time to study the "RIVERS IN SPAIN"!
Let´s watch the following lesson about the three different drainage basin in the passage : "The hydrology of Spain"
Fill in the blanks
Study the following chart where we compare the length of the most important rivers in Spain and then fill in the sentences below
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