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The United Kingdom Worksheet 6A

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This table lists the 6 longest rivers in Britain. Can you complete the table with the correct information?

River Source Mouth Country/Countries Length Interesting facts

Severn

Thames

Trent

Great Ouse

Wye

Ure/Ouse

Which is the longest river in Which river flows through the Which rivers run through two How many of these rivers flow Britain? UK’s capital city? countries? into the North Sea?

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This table lists the 10 longest rivers in Britain. Can you complete the table with the correct information?

River Source Mouth Country/Countries Length Interesting facts

Severn

Thames

Trent

Great Ouse

Wye

Ure/Ouse

Tay

Spey

Clyde

Nene

• The mouth of the • The source of the River • The mouth of the River • The Severn runs • The source of the River Wye is the Severn is Plynlimon, Trent is Trent Falls, Humber through Wales and River Ure/Ouse is Severn Estuary, Ceredigion. Estuary, North Sea. England. Ure Head, Yorkshire. Bristol Channel.

• The Thames is 346km long. • The world’s first iron bridge • The source of the River • The Ure/Ouse is was built over the River Trent is Biddulph Moor, 208km long. Severn. Staffordshire. • The Trent is 297km long. • The Severn is 354km long. • The mouth of the River • The Ure/ Thames is the Thames Ouse is in • The source of the Estuary, North Sea. • The River Trent is England. River Great Ouse is unusual because it Wappenham, • The Thames flows through London and is flows north. Northamptonshire. where the annual University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge takes place. • The course of the Great Ouse has been The Longest Rivers of the UK modified to relieve flooding and create • The Wye is 215km long. better channels for barges. • The source of the River Thames is • The Thames is in England. • The mouth of the River Thames Head, Gloucestershire. • The Trent is in England. Great Ouse is The • The River Ure changes its Wash, North Sea. • The River Wye is one of Britain’s name around 119km from its most important rivers for nature source to become the River • The source of the River conservation. Ouse. Wye is Plynlimon, • The Great Ouse is Ceredigion. 230km long. • The mouth of the River • The mouth of the River Ure/ • The Wye runs through Severn is the Severn Ouse is Trent Falls, Humber Wales and England. Estuary, Bristol Channel. Estuary, North Sea. • The Great Ouse is in England.

Your challenge today is to find Your challenge today is to find Your challenge today is to find out as much as you can about the out as much as you can about the out as much as you can about the RIVER SEVERN RIVER THAMES RIVER TRENT

Which counties does Where is the source Where is the mouth this river ﬂow of the river? of the river? through?

Which cities does What tributaries How long is this this river ﬂow does this river have? river? through?

What landmarks are What bridges does What uses does this there along this this river have? river have? river?

Name: ______Date: ______

This table lists the 6 longest rivers in Britain. Can you complete the table with the correct information?

River Source Mouth Country/Countries Length Interesting facts

Severn Estuary, Bristol The world’s first iron bridge was built Plynlimon, Ceredigion Wales, England 354km Severn Channel over the River Severn.

Thames Head, Thames Estuary, North Annual University Boat Race England 346km Thames Gloucestershire Sea between Oxford and Cambridge.

Biddulph Moor, Trent Falls, Humber The River Trent is unusual because it England 297km Trent Staffordshire Estuary, North Sea flows north.

The course of the Great Ouse has Wappenham, been modified to relieve flooding The Wash, North Sea England 230km Great Ouse Northamptonshire and create better channels for barges. The River Wye is one of Britain’s most Severn Estuary, Bristol Plynlimon, Ceredigion Wales, England 215km important rivers for nature Wye Channel conservation.

The River Ure changes its name Trent Falls, Humber Ure Head, Yorkshire England 208km around 119km from its source to Ure/Ouse Estuary, North Sea become the River Ouse.

Which is the longest river in Which river flows through the Which rivers run through two How many of these rivers flow Britain? UK’s capital city? countries? into the North Sea? The River Severn and The River Severn The River Thames Four the River Wye

Name: ______Date: ______

This table lists the 10 longest rivers in Britain. Can you complete the table with the correct information?

River Source Mouth Country/Countries Length Interesting facts

Severn Estuary, Bristol The world’s first iron bridge was built over Plynlimon, Ceredigion Wales, England 354km Severn Channel the River Severn.

Thames Head, Thames Estuary, North Annual University Boat Race between England 346km Thames Gloucestershire Sea Oxford and Cambridge.

Biddulph Moor, Trent Falls, Humber The River Trent is unusual because it England 297km Trent Staffordshire Estuary, North Sea flows north.

The course of the Great Ouse has been Wappenham, The Wash, North Sea England 230km modified to relieve flooding and create Great Ouse Northamptonshire better channels for barges.

Severn Estuary, Bristol The River Wye is one of Britain’s most Plynlimon, Ceredigion Wales, England 215km Wye Channel important rivers for nature conservation.

The River Ure changes its name around Trent Falls, Humber Ure Head, Yorkshire England 208km 119km from its source to become the Ure/Ouse Estuary, North Sea River Ouse.

Tay Allt Coire Laoigh Firth of Tay, North Sea Scotland 188km It is the longest river in Scotland.

Loch Spey, Central It is important for salmon fishing and Moray Firth, North Sea Scotland 172km Spey Highlands whisky production.

Lowther Hills, Southern It was an important river for shipbuilding Firth of Clyde Scotland 176km Clyde Uplands and trade in the British Empire

Arbury Hill, It forms the border between The Wash, North Sea England 161km Nene Northamptonshire Cambridgeshire and Norfolk,