Think of the many, many uses of rivers. There are thousands of useful rivers in the world.

What are the three great necessities of human life? How do rivers help us to get food and clothing and to build our homes and make them comfortable?

SOME USES OF RIVERS:

1. Water supply - washing and drinking

2. Water power - dams, flour, textile and planing mills

3. Commerce - transportation

4. Life - fish, plants

5. Fertility of soil, rainfall

6. Beauty of scenery.

Notebook Work: Label the top of your notebook page with "LESSON 4." Draw a picture illustrating one of the uses of rivers listed above. For example, you might draw a fisherman fishing in a river or a boat transporting goods down a river.