Which term refers to any wide natural bed or channel through which the water flows continuously or intermittently throughout the year?

• A. Creek
• B. River
• C. Estuary
• D. Stream

Answer: (B)

In geography, a river is a wide natural bed or channel that carries water across the landscape, and its flow can be year-round (perennial) or only at certain times of the year (intermittent) depending on climate and rainfall. That matches the description given: a broad channel through which water moves, not limited by season in the sense that rivers can persist across climates, or can be seasonal in some places. A creek is typically smaller than a river, a stream is a broader, more general term for a flowing watercourse, and an estuary is the tidal mouth where a river meets the sea rather than the main watercourse itself.