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World Rivers
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Question | Answer |
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Located in northeastern Africa Probably the longest river in the world Aswan Dam prevents flooding of cities | Nile |
Flows through Rainforest in South America Starts in Andes Mountains, empties off coast of Brazil Widest river in the world | Amazon |
Starts in Himalayan Mountains, flows across India and Bangladesh | Ganges |
Combines with Missouri River to form North America's longest river system Flows through 10 US states Starts from Minnesota's Lake Itasca to Gulf of Mexico | Mississippi |
Flows through 9 countries in central & eastern Europe Flows from Black Forest in Germany to Black Sea in Romania/Ukraine | Danube |
Longest river in Asia Located in China | Yangtze |
Located in Southeast Asia Flows through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia | Mekong |
Longest river in Europe Flows through Russia Often frozen for 3 months | Volga |
Longest river entirely in England London Bridge stretches over it | Thames (pronounced Tems) |
Located in Africa Flows through Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, & Mozambique | Zambezi |
Flows from Swiss Alps to Netherlands Forms a border btw Germany and France Transportation route btw south and north Europe | Rhine |
Flows through Paris, France | Seine (pronounce sane) |
Longest river in North America Starts in Rocky Mtns in Montana; meets Mississippi by St. Louis Lewis and Clark 1st to travel entire length | Missouri |