World Rivers
The Nile River is located on which continent?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) North America
d) Australia
b) Africa
Which of the following could you see from a boat on the Nile River?
a) Angel Falls
b) many castles
c) a vast rainforest
d) ancient pyramids
d) ancient pyramids
The Yellow River takes its name from the
a) silt that flows in the river.
b) deserts that surround the river.
c) brightly colored fish in the river.
d) pollution in the river.
a) silt that flows in the river.
A key feature that the Nile River and the Yellow River share is that they
a) provide transportation to Europe.
b) provide irrigation to surrounding fields.
c) are famous for having large waterfalls.
d) are located in the same country
b) provide irrigation to surrounding fields.
On this river, people have built a great dam, in part because of the river’s long history of flooding.
a) the Amazon River
b) the Ob River
c) the Yangtze River
d) the Mackenzie River
c) the Yangtze River
When a dam is built, which of the following things results?
a) a waterfall
b) a gorge
c) a reservoir
d) a canal
c) a reservoir
An unusual feature of the Ganges River is that it
a) has a delta at its mouth.
b) is used for irrigation.
c) is considered holy by Hindu people.
d) has the world’s largest dam.
c) is considered holy by Hindu people.
The Murray and Darling Rivers combine to form a
a) drainage basin.
b) source.
c) mouth.
d) canal network.
a) drainage basin.
For the Murray River, a small trickle of water near Mount Kosciuszko, high in the Australian mountains, is the location of the river’s
a) mouth.
b) delta.
c) source.
d) tributary.
c) source.
Being a river pilot on the Mississippi River is especially difficult because
a) there are many rapids in the river.
b) the river changes all the time.
c) the river is often frozen solid.
d) the river has very few tributaries.
b) the river changes all the time.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or Mark Twain, wrote about these people.
a) the merchants in riverside markets along the Niger River
b) the people who built castles along the Rhine and Danube Rivers
c) river pilots along the Mississippi River
d) the workers who built the pyramids along the Nile River
c) river pilots along the Mississippi River
Special dangers in navigating the Ob River, which empties into the Arctic Ocean, are
a) powerful rapids.
b) freezing temperatures and ice.
c) shifting sandbars.
d) the waterfalls.
b) freezing temperatures and ice.
You might hear a warning about piranhas if you were taking a boat tour of this river in South America.
a) the Amazon River
b) the Mackenzie River
c) the Rhine River
d) the Congo River
a) the Amazon River
Which statement about the Amazon River is correct?
a) It is the longest river in North America.
b) It carries the most water of any river in the world.
c) It is has the largest dam in Asia.
d) It has the largest waterfall of any river in the world.
b) It carries the most water of any river in the world.
The Amazon River flows through this type of surrounding environment.
a) a frozen wasteland
b) a harsh desert
c) high mountains and deep gorges
d) a lush rainforest
d) a lush rainforest
A visitor to the Mackenzie River in the Northern Hemisphere might see this wildlife.
a) piranhas
b) a hippopotamus
c) camels
d) migrating birds
d) migrating birds
Boats traveling on the Congo River switch their cargo to railroad cars to help avoid this type of danger on the river.
a) flooding
b) rapids
c) dams
d) landlocked canals
b) rapids
The Yukon River played a big part in this era of history.
a) the age of castles in Europe
b) the growth of ancient Asian civilization
c) the search for gold in the Klondike
d) the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt
c) the search for gold in the Klondike
The Rhine River and the Danube River share this feature.
a) They are both landlocked.
b) They both have their mouths at the Atlantic Ocean.
c) They both connect to the Baltic and Black Seas through canals.
d) They both have their source in the central part of Europe.
d) They both have their source in the central part of Europe.
The River Niger was key to the growth of the
a) city of Timbuktu in Africa.
b) Klondike gold rush in North America.
c) Hindu religion in Asia.
d) trade of Paraguay in South America.
a) city of Timbuktu in Africa.
land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
f-delta
cut off from the seacoast; surrounded by land.
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
j-landlocked
a channel dug by people that connects two bodies of water
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
h-canal
watering of crops by moving water from a well, a river, or a lake to a place where it does not rain enough to grow crops.
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
a-irrigation
a buildup of sand formed by the movement of flowing water
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
d-sandbar
a stream or smaller river that flows into a larger river
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
b-tributary
a place on a river where the water moves swiftly and violently
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
i-rapids
a society, or group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and form of government.
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
c-civilization
the place where a river empties into a sea or other large body of water
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
e-mouth
to move to a different place
a-irrigation, b- tributary, c-civilization, d-sandbar, e-mouth, f-delta, g-migrate, h-canal, i-rapids, j-landlocked
g-migrate