Your task: 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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1 1 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 6,650 km 2 - Amazon 6,400 km 3 - Yangtze 6,300 km 4 - Mississippi 6,275 km 5 - Yenisei 5,539 km 6 - Huang He 5,464 km 7 - Ob 5,410 km 8 - Parana 4,880 km 9 - Congo 4,700 km 10 - Amur 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

2 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 6,650 km 2 Amazon 6,400 km 3 Yangtze 6,300 km 4 Mississippi 6,275 km 5 Yenisei 5,539 km 6 Huang He 5,464 km 7 Ob 5,410 km 8 Parana 4,880 km 9 Congo 4,700 km 10 Amur 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

3 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.

4 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 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?

5 World Rivers A word search about World Rivers. Find these rivers Amazon Amur Congo Danube Euphrates Ganges Huang Indus Lena Mackenzie Mekong Mississippi Missouri Murray- Darling Niger Ob Parana Rhine Riogrande Tigris Volga Yangtze Yenisey Yukon I K C H B H W E I Z N E K C A M A I R B A D P O Q H T G A E O N M A A O D A N U B E O U O T R D A I L C U I M N E A M A Z O N E N Z S I O A A E U Y L E I N M Z A A F S Q N R I O G R A N D E T R I B A O D G I O V Y J R V X G A P A O S U E O E S Y C A E A N P P E I E I R U G G N O K E M A Y I U J Y V P I P R N I G E R Y O S - A I N D U S H Y E N I S E Y S J V D G I E R B R U A R O I I I R T N R A T E A U A K L R E A S U H I S U N R I U H T O W T W S Z S I G O M G D L N U E N R I I O C R N R L A E L N I A S L E M X D N R E I T D S I F N N I N V O L G A E T S I Y B E N A G G 1/2

6 Continents Other Rivers Other Lakes Mountain Ranges Red Green South America Beige Europe Purple Africa Blue Asia Yellow Oceania White Antarctica The World s Longest Rivers 1 The Nile, Africa, 6,650 km 2 The Amazon River, South America, 6,437 km 3 Mississippi- Missouri Rivers,, 3, ,726 km 4 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 7 The Yenisei-Angara River, Asia, 4,500 km 8 Volga, Europe 9 Congo, Africa 10 Rio Grande, 11 Mackenzie River, 12 Danube, Europe 13 Tigris, Asia 14 Eufrat, Asia 15 Ganges, Asia 16 Mekong, Asia 17 Murray-Darling, Oceania The World s Largest Lakes 18 The Caspian Sea, Asia 19 Lake Superior, 20 Lake Victoria, Africa 21 Lake Huron, 22 The Black Sea, Europe 23 Lake Bajkal, Asia The World s Highest Mountains s 24 Mt. Everest, Asia 25 K2, Asia 26 Aconcagua, South America 27 Mt. Fuji, Asia 28 Mont Blanc, Europe 29 Mt. Cook, New Zealand, Oceania The Seven Summits s 30 Mt. McKinley (or Denali), 31 Aconcagua, South America 32 Mt. Elbrus, Europe 33 Kilimanjaro, Africa 34 Mt. Everest, Asia 35 Mt. Kosciuszko & Mt. Puncak Jaya, Oceania 37 Rocky Mountains, 38 Appalachian Mountains, 39 Mackenzie, 40 The Andes, South America 41 The Alps, Europe 42 Skanderna, (Scandinavia) Europe 43 The Pyrenees, Europe 44 The Ural Mountains, Europe-Asia 45 The Caucasus Mountains, Europe 46 The Atlas Mountains, Africa 47 Great Rift Valley, Africa 48 Drakensberg, Africa 49 The Himalayas, Asia 50 The Great Dividing Range (or Eastern Highlands), Australia 36 Vinson Massif, Antarctica

7 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 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 Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia 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 Great Wall of China Great Barrier Reef, Australia Kremlin, Russia

8 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 Electricity 6. Rivers can be used for Football Cricket Fishing Netball 7. People often cross rivers by House Bridge Factory 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.