ACTIVITIES UNIT 3: WATER

1. Complete the sentences:

a. The water found in oceans and seas is called _____________ water.

b. The water found in rivers and lakes is called _____________ water.

c. The water than infiltrates into the ground is called ________________ water.

2. Organise the information:Copy and complete the picture graph with the percentages representing salt water and fresh water.

3. Where can we find salt water?

O_ _ _ _ _

S_ _ _

4. And, where fresh water?

R _ _ _ _ _

L _ _ _ _

G _ _ _ _ _ _ _

G _ _ _ _ _ w_ _ _ _

P _ _ _ _

5. Complete these sentences:

a. Smaller rivers flowing into a larger river are called _____________________________

b. The place where a river starts is called its ______________________

c. The __________ of a river refers to the amount of water it carries.

d. The area occupied by a river and its tributaries is called a ________________

e. We can distinguish three parts in the course of a river: __________________________________

f. The Amazon River has the largest ___________

g. The River __________ is the longest river in the world: 6670 km.

6. Locate the rivers.

7. Look at the map of the rivers on presentation. Complete this table.Which ocean or sea do the following rivers flow into?Amazon, Congo, Nile, Yangtze, Ganges, Yukon

River Flows into Continent

Amazon

Congo

Nile

Yangtze

Ganges

Yukon

8. Complete the blank map with the names of oceans and seas

9. Classify seas by the ocean they are found in:

Caribbean Sea, Arabian Sea, Philippine Sea, North Sea, Bering Sea, Sargasso Sea,Greenland Sea, South China Sea, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea, Red Sea

Ocean Seas

Arctic

Atlantic

Indian

Pacific

10. Classify the lakes by the continent they are found in:

Lake Chad, Great Lakes, Caspian Sea, Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Lake Victoria, Lake Baikal, Lake Chad

Continent Lakes

North America

South America

Africa

Asia

Europe