What is Rio:
It is known as river to the continuous and more or less large current of water that flows into another, a lake or the sea.
Rivers are formed by precipitation from snowmelt or springs. Rivers can be wide and deep, they are freshwater, and together with streams they make up three percent of the Earth’s water.
Regarding its faunaBy virtue of its fresh waters, some fish that live in the rivers are: catfish, bream, eel, cachama, carp, salmon, trembler, barbel, trout, escardinio, crabs, among others.
A very dynamic ecosystem is observed on the banks of the rivers, and the same vegetation adapts in times of drought and rainy periods. In general, you can see riverside vegetation, reed beds, aquatic plants, and unicellular algae, depending on the season.
Rivers are a fundamental element for human beings, since they give rise to great advantages for the development of human life, as they deteriorate the ecosystem under study through urban and industrial pollution. The advantages of rivers are:
They provide water to cities and industries. They supply energy, through the construction of hydroelectric plants built on the banks of rivers that take advantage of the power of water and convert it into electricity. They provide entertainment through navigation along their routes. They provide food to humanity.
Also, in a figurative sense, river is great abundance of a liquid thing, and by extension, of anything else. For example: spending a river of gold.
On the other hand, the term river is used for city and municipality nameas is the case of “Rio de Janeiro”, located in Brazil.
river feature
The rivers are divided into the following parts:
Birthplace where the current begins.
Flow, amount of water that circulates through the river. In periods of abundant rainfall, the flow increases (rapid river). In the case of little rain, the flow decreases, and in extreme situations the river can dry out.
Channelbed or channel through which the river circulates.
Earringinclination of the river bed.
Low waterreduction in river flow.
high coursethe waters circulate strongly, dragging and wearing away the materials.
Middle course, The waters circulate more slowly, dragging away the eroded materials.
low coursefinal part of the water route, where they deposit the materials that have been dragged.
River moutha place where the waters flow into the sea.
It is worth remembering that when a river flows into another river it is called tributary. While it is called fork to the point where a river divides into two, giving rise to a new one.
See also Forking.
Important rivers
Amazon River (largest and mightiest in the world. Nile River. Mississippi River. Iguazú River. Orinoco River. Rhine River. Ganges River. Ebro River. Volga River. Danube River. Paraná River. La Plata River.
Jordan river
The Jordan River is the largest in the Holy Land, being a sacred river, and contemplated in different biblical passages.
Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. From this moment on, the Jordan River is the river to wash away sins, or where sinners die.
Phrases with river
“A troubled river, fishermen’s profits” refers to those people who usually take advantage of situations of chaos or disorder.
“When the river sounds, it brings stones”is used to affirm some rumor that has foundation.
“Run rivers of ink”is used to indicate that an issue will give rise to many written comments, due to the great interest it provokes in society.