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A flat area next to the stream that may get flooded when the river overflows its banks.
a) floodplain
b) upstream
c) downstream
d) mouth

The part of a river where it ends
a) mouth
b) source
c) delta
d) tributary

Where a river starts
a) source
b) mouth
c) upstream
d) downstream

Natural flowing water, usually freshwater
a) river
b) ocean
c) pond
d) lake

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
a) tributary
b) meander
c) mouth
d) delta

The part of a river that flows into a lake or ocean
a) mouth
b) delta
c) upstream
d) downstream

A land form that forms due to deposition of sediment. Forms at the mouth of a river.
a) delta
b) soure
c) divide
d) tributary

The bottom of the river where the soils, sediment, and loose rocks settle
a) source
b) river bed
c) mouth
d) bank

The sides of a river
a) banks
b) source
c) mouth
d) river bed

Bends on a river
a) meanders
b) tributaries
c) deltas
d) river beds

The upstream is the area near the
a) mouth
b) source
c) delta
d) ocean

The area near the mouth of a river is the
a) downstream
b) upstream
c) meander
d) bank

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