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Water, rocks and minerals 2 (river)

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  • Parts of middle course
    meander ( serpenteo)
  • The river flows quickly in ...
    upper course
  • ...amount of water in a river
    Flow (caudal)
  • Parts of lower course
    Mouth (desembocadura),
  • Stages of a river
    upper course, middle course, lower course
  • ...the river meets (se encuentra con) a lake, sea or ocean.
    Mouth (desembocadura)
  • ...the river forms curves.
    Meander (serpenteo)
  • Parts of upper course
    source ( nacimiento), tributary (afluente)
  • The river flows more slowly
    lower course
  • The river flows slowly
    middle course
  • ... all the land a river flows through
    River basin (cuenca)
  • ....a river flows into another river
    Tributary (afluente)
  • ..... in the mountain
    Source (nacimiento)
  • Other parts of the course
    Riverbed (lecho del rio), Flow (caudal), River basin (cuenca)
  • ...the ground under the river
    Riverbed (lecho del rio)