Nature Example
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The River Channel
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This is the path the river flows along. As it flows, it gets wider and deeper as it collects water from other small streams, which are called 'tributaries'.
Its job is to:
Guide the water across the land and carve out valleys.
💡 Fun Facts
- A river going around a sharp bend is called a 'meander'. The river flows fastest on the outside of the bend, carving away the land.
- The River Thames has over 200 bridges crossing its channel, including the famous Tower Bridge in London.
- A 'floodplain' is the wide, flat area of land on either side of a river that gets flooded when the river overflows.