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The world around us
Rivers and mountain ranges
Where do
rivers end?
R E A D & T H I N K
1
Read and find which continents these are in:
a)
the Nile
b)
the Amazon
On relief maps we can see
rivers
and
mountain ranges
. A mountain range is a line or group of
mountains. Let’s read about some of the world’s important rivers and mountain ranges.
N
1000 km
1
The
Amazon
isn’t as long as the Nile, but it
carries more water. It’s in
America
. It flows
into the Atlantic Ocean. Many different
animals live in the Amazon, such as the pacu,
a fish with teeth like human teeth.
The
Himalayas
are the highestmountain range in theworld. They’re in
Asia
. They’re about 2400 km long
andcover sixdifferent countries.
MountEverest
is intheHimalayas. It’s thehighestmountain intheworld.
c)
the
Himalayas
d)
the
Andes
.
Nile
Amazon
ATLANTIC OCEAN
AFRICA
AMERICA
ASIA
HIMALAYAS
The
Nile
is the longest river in the world. It’s
in
Africa
. The Nile is about 6 650 km long
and
flows
into the Mediterranean Sea. Many
different reptiles live in the Nile, such as the
Nile crocodile.
