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What is the place where a river begins called?
Source
What is a small narrow flow of water called?
Stream
What is a smaller river that joins a larger river called?
Tributary
What is the place where two rivers meet called?
Confluence
What is the path a river flows through called?
Channel
What is the land at the side of a river called?
River bank
What is the high land separating drainage basins called?
Watershed
What is the area where all water drains into the same river system called?
Drainage basin
Which part of a river is steep narrow and fast-flowing?
Upper course
Which part of a river becomes wider and begins to meander?
Middle course
Which part of a river is widest and slowest?
Lower course
What is a bend in a river called?
Meander
What is a curved lake cut off from a river called?
Oxbow lake
What is flat land beside a river called?
Floodplain
What is a place where water flows over a steep drop called?
Waterfall
What is a deep narrow valley formed by river erosion called?
Gorge
