Rivers and Lakes
Many rivers start as a stream or spring, high up on a mountainside.
As the water flows downhill, other streams flow into it to make a river.
Waterfalls
When a river flows over bands of soft and hard rock, it wears the soft rock away.
This leaves a step of hard rock, which the river plunges over.
This makes a waterfall.
Stages of a river
At first, a river flows very fast.
It slows down as it reaches flat land, where it drops sand and mud that it has carried from the hills. Finally, the river flows into the sea.
River transport
For thousands of years, people have used rivers to carry people, animals and goods.
Barges, steamboats, and canoes are different types of river transport.
River Life
Many amazing animals are suited to life in or near the world`s rivers.
Piranhas are ferocious fish with razor-sharp teeth for snapping up their prey.
Otters are rare animals with sleek, streamlined bodies for swimming.
Crocodiles hide in the water, then leap out to grab their prey.
Water boatmen are insects that use their legs to raw across the water.
Salty lakes
Some lakes are filled with salty water. The Dead Sea, between Israel and Jordan, is so salty that you can float in it and read a newspaper.
The lake is called the Dead Sea because no fish can live there.
Lakes
A lake is a large stretch of water surrounded by land.
It is made when rain or river water fills a large hollow or dip in the ground.
Many lakes form high up in the mountains, where ice has carved out a hollow.
The largest lakes
The world`s biggest freshwater lake is Lake Superior in the USA and Canada. It is part of a group of five huge lakes, called the Great Lakes.
Lake Life
Lakes are home to hundreds of plants and animals. Huge flocks of brightly coloured flamingoes build their nests on the shores of some lakes in Africa.
Flamingoes use their curved beaks to sieve lake water for food.
Flamingoes get their pink colour from the food they eat.
1 view
329
94
4 weeks ago 00:06:43 2
CRADLE OF FILTH - Malignant Perfection (Official Video) | Napalm Records
4 weeks ago 00:06:02 7
DEATH feat. Matthew K Heafy, Sean Long & Mike Malyan (Official Music Video)
4 weeks ago 00:03:04 1
Игорь Растеряев. Казачья песня - Cossack song. Accordion Folk music.
4 weeks ago 00:16:32 1
Pot-Pourri Banda Cover (Full COVER 16:32) - Rivers of Babylon, Sugar Sugar, More Than I Can Say...
4 weeks ago 00:05:53 1
AFTERLIFE - Brandon Semenuk
4 weeks ago 00:38:15 1
Нерассказанная правда о деньгах: как заработать деньги
4 weeks ago 00:23:14 7
GALEON ANDALUCIA enters SKD marina
4 weeks ago 00:03:12 1
Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls Of Fire, What’d I Say & Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On“ | Ed Sullivan Show
4 weeks ago 00:39:45 1
Music to Stop Doomscrolling to | Spiritual Paralysis by Hexsystem (Full Album)
4 weeks ago 00:08:28 1
Wardruna - Lyfjaberg (Healing-mountain) Official music video
4 weeks ago 00:28:13 1
Best of The Hobbit Trilogy - Soundtrack Megamix [Howard Shore Music]
4 weeks ago 00:03:47 1
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey - Vintage/ Swing Cover by Flash Mob Jazz
4 weeks ago 00:35:18 1
Today’s Epic Bike Ride: Harlem to New Jersey via George Washington Bridge 🚴♂️🌉(Day 56)
4 weeks ago 00:03:03 1
Ekaterina Shelehova - Beyond the Quiet River (Studio Version)
4 weeks ago 11:11:11 1
Very Powerful Music for Plants & Humans 🌱 Relaxing Plant Growth Music During the Night
4 weeks ago 01:26:48 1
Эпос о Гильгамеше: власть, война, всемирный потоп и бессмертие
4 weeks ago 00:04:09 1
Kylie Minogue - Chocolate (Official Video)
4 weeks ago 00:04:01 1
I See Fire | The Hobbit Cover @veryveryvinny @
4 weeks ago 00:05:13 1
Пелагея и Кубанский казачий хор - Любо, братцы, любо! (2019)
4 weeks ago 00:04:11 1
Myles Kennedy - “Saving Face“ (Official Video)
4 weeks ago 00:04:06 1
Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane [Official Music Video]
4 weeks ago 00:01:08 1
Shop Simulator: Supermarket - Trailer
4 weeks ago 00:05:02 1
Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine Fix [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
4 weeks ago 00:04:17 1
Myles Kennedy - “Miss You When You’re Gone“ (Official Video)