Rivers by John Nestor

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He has had the pleasure of writing about subjects ranging from ducklings hatching in a second grade classroom to Tiger Woods winning The Masters. John lives in northwest Connecticut with his wife Nancy and their three children James, Jack, and Samantha. 21st Century Skills Library What is the longest river in the world? How many rivers are there in the United States? Read this book to learn more about rivers and how they have helped shape Earth’s surface. The Real World Math: Geography books show readers how they can use their math skills to learn more about the 21st century world that we live in.

Read this book to learn more about rivers and how they have helped shape Earth’s surface. The Real World Math: Geography books show readers how they can use their math skills to learn more about the 21st century world that we live in. Other titles in the series include: Continents Glaciers Islands Mountains Oceans Plains and Plateaus Volcanoes To guide your reading, look for these notes that will help build the understanding and skills you’ll need in the 21st century: Learning & Innovation Skills You need to learn about many things, but you also need to learn how to learn.

100% – 29% = 71% Earth has 139,870,000 square miles of water. 71) = 139,870,000 square miles 21st Century skills library r e a l w o r l d M at h : g e o g r a p h y RiveRs GlossaRY canyons (KAN-yuhnz) deep valleys formed by running water delta (DEL-tuh) a mass of sand and mud, often shaped like a triangle, that collects at the mouth of a river erosion (i-ROH-zhuhn) the gradual wearing away of something, caused by water or wind estuaries (ESS-chu-er-reez) coastal areas where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean glacier (GLAY-shur) a huge ice sheet moving slowly down a mountain or valley mouth (MOUTH) the end of a river, where it empties into a larger body of water runoff (RUHN-awf) rainwater that is not absorbed by the ground and ends up in streams and rivers sediment (SED-uh-muhnt) small pieces of soil or rocks that are carried by water, wind, or glaciers tributary (TRIB-yuh-ter-ee) a river or stream that flows into a larger stream, river, or lake watershed (WAW-tur-shed) the land that drains into a stream, river, or lake foR MoRe infoRMaTion BOOKS Banting, Erinn.

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