Rivière du Cap Rouge

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/rivire-du-cap-rouge

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. What is the location?Quebec, Canada
2. What is the discharges into?Saint Lawrence River
3. Where does the Rivière du Cap Rouge go?It starts in the hills of Quebec, winds through valleys and meanders, and empties into the Saint Lawrence River, forming a natural border and connection.
4. How does the river change with the seasons?In spring, snow melts and the water rises, making the river bigger; in summer it slows down and the flow is smaller.

Fluvial System: A network of rivers and streams that drain a particular area.
Watershed: The area of land where all of the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes to a common outlet.
Geomorphology: The study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their causes.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.