A river´s course and flow

A river is a body of moving water. It starts high in the mountains. It flows into a sea, a lake or another river.

-The course is the route which a river takes.

- The flow is the amount of water which a river carries. The flow is greater when it rains or if snow melts in the mountains.

LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Water can also be found in lakes and reservoirs.

- Lakes are large bodies of water surrounded by land.

- Reservoirs are artificial lakes. Water from reservoirs is used to irrigate fields and for urban consumption. Canals and irrigation channels transport water away from reservoirs. Reservoirs are also used to produce energy.

THE WATERSHEDS OF SPAIN

Watersheds are areas where all the rivers flow into the same sea. There are three watersheds in Spain.

-The Cantabrian watershed has short, rapid rivers. Their flow is abundant and regular.

- The Mediterranean watershed covers about one third of Spain. Except for the Ebro, the rivers are short and their flow is irregular.They sometimes overflow when it rains a lot. They are sometimes dry in the summer.

- The Atlantic watershed covers more than half of Spain. The flow of these rivers is abundant and fairly regular, but they carry less water in the summer.

ACTIVITY "RIVERS"

WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE JUMBLED ADJECTIVE.

1. The Cantabrian watershed has short DAPIR rivers.
2. Their flow is abundant and ARLEGUR.
3. The Mediterranean watershed has TROSH rivers.
4. Their flow is GRELARILU.
5. The Atlantic watershed has rivers with an NUDBATNA flow.