By Lily-Rose, Jasmine, Leah and Tiffany

What is the River Congo? The River Congo, also known as Zaire, is located in Africa-Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It flows through some of the cities such as: Novosbirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin and Akaderngorodok. It’s mouth is the Atlantic ocean and it sources are : Lake Mweru and Lake Tanganyika. The River Congo serves the second largest rainforest in the world! Fun Fact:

River Study… Name: The Congo (also known as the Zaire) Source: Lake Mweru and Lake Tanganyika Location: Congo and The Democratic Republic of Congo Tributaries: Angola, Zambia, Tazania, Central African Republic and Cameroon Major cities flowing through: Novosbirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin and Akaderngorodok. Discharge: Average=41,000 m 3 / 5

-Features of a river- Erosion: When fast water washes away rocks and loose soil Gorge: A steep-sided river valley which is narrow and deep Oxbow Lake: When meanders become tighter and the loop is cut off, forming an oxbow lake Dams: A barrier of soil, concrete or rock- restricting water flow Flood plain: Flat land along the river bank, often floods Spring: A small pond formed by the river.

Journey of a River… From the source, for this river the sources are: Lake Mweru and Lake Tanganyika, the stream travels through rapids and meets the other streams- this is called a tributary. Following this, rain falls onto the mountains and forms hundreds of tributaries- these join together and form a river. Next the river joins the rapids, the water is fast-flowing and extremely dangerous. It rushes through canyons, past cliffs and swirls over hard rocks.

Journey of a river… The river flows out of the rapids and along into the valley. In the valley, the water is a lot wider ready to travel into the middle course. Once it has begun to form into the middle course, the current slows down, however, it is still powerful. Instead of the water cutting downwards, it cuts sideways into the bank. This makes the river twist from side-to-side in huge bends called meanders.

Journey of a River… Further down the valley, the land is even flatter. At some parts there is no real banks at all! The flat land beside the river is called the flood-plain. The flood plain is known to flood easily due to it’s banks breaking.

Comparison to the river Medway Subject:River Congo:River Medway: Length-4,700km113km Depth-720 feet0.41 m Width-3.5 milesn/a Country-CongoEngland Mouth-AtlanticThames Formed million yearsn/a - River Medway River Congo-

Glossary… Tributary: Where two streams join together. Rapids: Fast-flowing river- the newly formed river Middle course: The main body of a river Current: The speed of the water Bank: The high hill-sides beside the river Meanders: A curvel bend in the river Flood-Plain: Flat land alongside the bank- often floods.

Fun Facts!!! Most powerful river in the continent Deepest river in the world Serves 2 nd largest rainforest in the world Home to 40 hydro electric plants Second longest river in Africa 9 th longest river in the world Around 700 fish species live in the river - River Congo

Conclusion This power point was to explain what the River Congo is about - we hope you learnt lots about the two rivers we studied. Personally, Jasmine’s favourite was Congo, Lily-rose’s was Congo, Tiff’s was Medway and Leah’s was Congo. THANK-YOU!