Rivers and Lakes
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A river is a long flowing body of water.
A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.
Rivers
- Rivers start at a source.
- Rivers flow into larger bodies of water like a pond, lake or the ocean.
- Where the river flows into a larger body of water it is called the mouth.
- Rivers that flow from place to a low place form a water fall.
- Where is the largest river in the world?
- What is the name of the largest river in the world?
Lakes
- Most lakes have fresh water.
- Many lakes were formed from melting glaciers years ago.
- Lakes come in all shapes and sizes.
- Some lakes are shallow and some are deep.
- Large lakes have waves and small lakes do not.
- What five lakes surround Michigan?