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2. Hills and Valleys.

Is there any level land near your
school? Where?

Is it exactly level? Does any water
flow across it? Where have you seen a
hill? Where have you seen a valley?

Find’ pictures of two hills and two
valleys in this book.

How does
a hill differ
from a val-
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Find the swiftest part of the stream. Can you
tell why the water flows swiftly in the rapids?

Why does the river flow smoothly under the
bridge ?

Why do the brooks spread over the meadow and
make a pond? : E- ;

Find two pictures of rivers. How does a brook
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4. Slopes.

Any land that slants is a slope. The side
of a hill, or of a valley, is a slope.

Some slopes are gentle, and others are
steep. Where have you seen a gentle slope?
Is there a steep slope near your school ?

Most brooks that flow among hills are
very swift. Can you tell why?

Look at the meadow near the pond in
the picture. Do you think that this
meadow is just level?

Why does the pond not spread out
farther ?

When a brook runs into a small hollow,
it makes a pond. Rivers often flow into
large hollows, and make lakes.

=e If all the land were level, there would
From Source to Mouth. i be no hills nor valleys, no ponds nor lakes,
3. Brooks and Rivers. no brooks nor rivers.
How many brooks can you see in the picture ? Find three pictures of steep slopes, and
Where does the water in the brooks come from? three pictures of gentle slopes.