The place where a river begins
Source
The business of growing crops and raising animals
(farming)
Agriculture
A crop that is grown to be sold for money rather than to
be used on a farm where it is grown
Cash crop
$$$$$
A mineral found under Earth’s surface that is burned as a
fuel
Coal
Land formed by the soil that a river deposits as it flows
into a large body of water
Delta
The time of the year when the weather is warm enough
for crops to grow in a certain place
Growing season
and
The use of ditches or pipes to bring water to fields
Irrigation
A group of workers organized to get better working
conditions
Labor union
The place where a river empties into an ocean, a lake, or a
larger river
Mouth
A place where ships load and unload their goods
Port
All the land that is drained by a river and its tributaries
River basin
A person traveling on vacation
Tourist
Any river that flows into another larger river
Tributary