Marne (river)

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/marne-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is the Marne (river)?514 kilometers (319 miles)
2. What is the location?Eastern tributary of the Seine River, France
3. What is the origin?Langres Plateau
4. What is the Marne River?The Marne is a long river in France that flows for about 514 kilometers and joins the Seine near Paris.
5. Where does the Marne River start and where does it end?It begins on the Langres Plateau in eastern France and empties into the Seine just south of Paris at Charenton.

Tributary: A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
Drainage Basin: The area of land where all the precipitation drains into a particular river system.
Hydrology: The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth.
Topography: The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features over an area of land.