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Find out amazing facts about rivers of the world and from this website, Create a fact file or create a 3D model of the river system.

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Here is a list of key facts all about rivers. You can find out which is the longest river in the world and what a river is. Read on to find out more.

What is a river?

Definition of a river: A river is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another stream.

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Synonyms for river.

﻿ Other words for river include: stream, waterway, brook, creek (US), tributary, brooklet, rivulet, burn (Scotland), course, beck, rill

1 Nile 6,650 km

2 Amazon 6,400 km
3 Yangtse 6,300 km
4 Mississippi 6,275 km
5 Yenesei 5,539 km
6 Yellow 5,464 km
7 Ob 5,410 km
8 Parana 4,880 km
9 Congo 4,700 km
10 Amur 4,444 km

Biggest rivers in the World

1 Amazon 209,000 m3/s

2 Ganges 42,470 m3/s
3 Congo 41,200 m3/s
4 Orinoco 35,000 m3/s
5 Yangtze 33,000 m3/s
6 Madeira 31,200 m3/s
7 Rio Negro 28,400 m3/s
8 Parana 25,700 m3/s
9 Brahmaputra 19,200 m3/s
10 Yenisei 18,040 m3/s

m3/s = cubic metres a second

Interesting fact:

The river Amazon is so big, it is as bigger than the next 5 biggest rivers combined!

The River Severn, England.

1 River Severn 354 km

2 River Thames 346 km

3 River Trent 297 km

4 River Great Ouse 230 km

5 River Wye 215 km

6 River Ure 208 km

7 River Tay 188 km

8 River Spey 172 km

9 River Clyde 172 km

10 River Nene 161 km

Longest rivers in the US

1 Missouri River 2,341 miles (3,768 km)

2 Mississippi River 2,202 miles (3,544 km)

3 Yukon River 1,979 miles (3,185 km)

4 Rio Grande 1,759 miles (2,830 km)

5 Colorado River 1,450 miles (2,330 km)

6 Arkansas River 1,433 miles (2,322 km)

7 Columbia River 1,243 miles (2,000 km)

8 Red River 1,125 miles (1,811 km)

9 Snake River 1,040 miles (1,674 km)

10 Ohio River 979 miles (1,575 km)

River facts

List of leisure activities you can do in a river.

Swimming, sailing, canoeing, white water rafting, using motor boats, water skiing, fishing, river cruises, canyoning, boat trips, Ice skating (in winter where possible), walking and cycling along the river, eating and drinking overlooking the river.

What are rivers used for?

Rivers are also used for drinking water, bathing, washing, as a source of food, transporting goods, transporting people, disposing waste, making hydropower, to drive machinery using a water wheel, act as a border and they help with defence.

How can you cross a river?

﻿ Rivers can be crossed by bridges, fords, tunnels, ferries and in London, by a cable car.

Where does all the water go?

Nearly half of all the land in the world (48.7%) drains into the Atlantic ocean.

Source: Wikipedia

In this topic, we look at the geography of rivers. We look at interesting river facts and images of rivers that help us to understand how rivers shape the land. There is a range of river models that you can be inspired by and we have also collated a range of worksheets that are free to download and print. These will all help you to understand all about the geography of rivers.

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River facts - all about rivers. What is the longest river?

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Here is a list of key facts all about rivers. You can find out which is the longest river in the world and what a river is. Read on to find out more. What is a river? Definition of a river: A river is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another stream.

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Look at these models to inspire you to create you own rainforest model using a shoe box.

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Use pictures of rainforests to help you make your diorama look authentic .

Making a rainforest diorama is a fun way to learn about life in the rainforest. Don't forget to include all the wildlife in your diorama including the interesting animals that you would expect to see. These rainforest models are enjoyable to make and look great.

Geography model making

Dioramas, when they are made in schools or for school projects, are 3D models. They are scale models and they usually depict a landscape typically showing nature scenes, or moments in history.

Rainforest Dioramas

These rainforest models were made by seven year olds which just goes to show that this is a geography project which is accessible to children of all ages. We like to see the wildlife being included in these models.

Rainforest

Dioramas

Rainforest dioramas are often made from an old shoe box to start with.

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Then you need to add a rainforest picture to the back of your shoe box. This will form the background.

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Secondly, you need to think about which animals and plants you wish to make models of to add into your diorama.

Rainforest diorama backgrounds

These rainforest diorama backgrounds are free to download and print off today. So that you have a high quality image, the file size is 6MB so it might take a little longer to download than normal. There are four different styles to choose from.

You can use toy animals in your diorama.

What animals will you put in your diorama?

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Making a rainforest diorama is a fun way to learn about life in the rainforest. These rainforest models are fun to make and look great.

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A useful link to find out about rainforests.

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Rainforest information for children | KS1 and KS2 rainforest homework help | TheSchoolRun

What are rainforest habitats?

Rainforests are a kind of forest habitat. They are found in warm places, and are full of many tall trees and leafy plants. It's called 'rainforest' because it also gets a lot of rain every year, helping all the plants grow.

Because rainforests are warm, wet and dense, they are full of life - millions of different kinds of plants and animals live there, and some haven't even been discovered yet! It's important to protect rainforest habitats for all the creatures who live there, and for humans too; rainforests produce 20% of the oxygen that all of us in the world need to breathe.

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What are rainforest habitats? Rainforests are a kind of forest habitat. They are found in warm places, and are full of many tall trees and leafy plants. It's called 'rainforest' because it also gets a lot of rain every year, helping all the plants grow.