What is a River System?
Added: 16 May 2014
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Guide/notes
Page of notes explaining the main terms associated with rivers - source, tributary, floodplain, meander, wetlands, watershed.
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Natural Environments
Strand unit: Land, Rivers, Seas of My County
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- develop some familiarity with the relationship of these features with each other and with elements of the built environment such as roads, bridges, towns and cities
Suggestions for use: Very basic information. Ask the students to identify some of the elements here with rivers in their locality.
Strand: Natural Environments
Strand unit: Land, Rivers, Seas of My County
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with the names and locations of some major natural features in Ireland
Suggestions for use: Very basic information. Ask the students to identify some of the elements here with rivers in their locality.
