The Amazon River flows through the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It begins in the Andes Mountains and flows eastward through Peru, Brazil, and into the Atlantic Ocean. Along its route, it collects water from tributaries and passes through varying landscapes, eventually forming a vast river delta with complex waterways at its mouth.

1. What is the river drainage system?
Starter: Write a description what the start of the River Amazon looks like.
What is the river drainage system?
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The Amazon – the world’s
greatest river – which follows
the route through the Earth’s
largest forest, as the most bio-diverse
habitat on the planet
and is home to some of the
most remote tribes on Earth.

2. What is the river drainage system?
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3. What is the river drainage system?
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Source: Where a river starts

4. What is the river drainage system?
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Watershed: the high land that
separates two drainage basins

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The source
Describe the landscape
and landforms
Describe how the river
and land is used

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large river
Confluence: The point where two
rivers meet

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Mouth: the end of a river where it flows into
a lake or the sea

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The mouth
Describe the landscape
and landforms
Describe how the river
and land is used

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How do rivers shape the land
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• State the stage of the river (Upper,
Middle, Lower) or River Basin feature

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Feature

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2.
Stage

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3.
Stage

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4.
Feature and Stage

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Stage

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6.
Stage

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Feature x2

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8.
Feature and stage

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9.

21. What is the river drainage system?
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10.
Stage

22. What is the river drainage system?
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The river basin system
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