Question

describe the journey of a river from its source to its mouth

Answer 1

As the river MEANDERS down the mountain and into the valley below,it gets wider and slower. This is called the middle age. SPRINGS might form from marshy ground and they too will join the river.

The river reaches the end of its journey at its MOUTH. At the mouth, there is often a large area where all the silt eroded from the river banks has been carried down the river. At the mouth, the river slows again and all the silt and sand (called SEDIMENT) is DEPOSITED. Often this is so thick that a river mouth will need to be dredged to enable boats to go out to sea.