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The place where a river ends its journey and flows into another water body is called the rivers.
A.Head
B.Face
C.Neck
D. Mouth

Answer
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Hint: A. All rivers have a starting point known as head water.
B.There is another end of the river where it discharges into a large water body such as a lake or an ocean.
C. River can flow down mountains through valleys and create a rift.

Complete Answer:
A river is a natural water body that flows downhill. All rivers have a starting and end point. The starting point is known as the head whereas the ending point is known as mouth.
Some rivers can be wide, deep or shallow. Rivers may pass through wetlands where plants slow down water, filter the pollutants and distribute salts and nutrients to support animal life.
Humans use river water for agriculture, irrigation, drinking, to produce electricity and for leisure activities such as swimming and boating.

Hence, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: 1.The erosional power of rivers formed the geographical wonders like the Grand Canyon, U.S.
2.The Amazon River of South Americas is the world’s largest river in terms of water discharge.
3.The river Ganga in India has the highest discharge and it discharges in West Bengal.