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Biome project “Rivers”

Juanya, Brianna, Ayanna. Biome project “Rivers”. What is a river. A natural watercourse that usually flows towards a body of water, sea, or another river . www.google/define.com. Examples and adaptations (Plants). Rushes grow on the river bank Sedges also grow by the waters edge

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Biome project “Rivers”

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  1. Juanya, Brianna, Ayanna Biome project “Rivers”

  2. What is a river • A natural watercourse that usually flows towards a body of water, sea, or another river. • www.google/define.com

  3. Examples and adaptations (Plants) • Rushes grow on the river bank • Sedges also grow by the waters edge • Seaweeds are plants that grow near the river • http://www2.sese.uwa.edu.au/swan4kids/hsriverlife.html • They mostly adapt beside the river bank

  4. Examples and adaptations (animals) • Amazon River Dolphins • American Alligator • Hippopotamus

  5. Climate • The Mississippi river of the united states has a temperature of roughly 55° to 70° year round http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/385622/Mississippi-River/39993/Climate • The Litani river located in Lebanon has a climate of 55° in the winter months and 77° in the summer months http://www.yr.no/place/lebanon/South%2FNahr_el_L%C3%AEt%C3%A2ni/statistics.html

  6. Human Influences • Human influences such as pollution is threatening the worlds clean water source and the over all temperature is rising creating a global crisis. • http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/29/human-impact-world-rivers-water-security

  7. Location • The location of river varies through all the continents. • The Nile River which is the longest river in the world is located in many countries in Africa.

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