Class 5 (CBSE) • Environmental StudiesChapter 2: Journey of a River⭐ Topic 1
How a River Forms and Flows
A river forms from small streams of water that join together, flowing from higher land to lower land, eventually reaching a lake, sea, or oc
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Rivers often begin in mountains or hills, where melting snow or rainwater collects and starts flowing downhill due to gravity.
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- Rivers form from streams joining together.
- Rivers often begin in mountains or hills.
- Gravity causes water to flow downhill.
- Tributaries are smaller streams joining the main river.
- Rivers shape land by carving valleys and depositing soil.
- River banks often have fertile land for farming.
- Rivers eventually flow into a lake, sea or ocean.
- This ending point is called the river's mouth.
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how a river forms and flows