Freshwater

Question 1

What is the height of Angel Falls, and where is it located?

Answer 1

Height: 1000m
Location: Angel Falls is in Venezuela.

Question 2

What are the dimensions of the Grand Canyon and the river responsible for its formation?

Answer 2

Depth of the Colorado River: Over 1 mile
Width of the Colorado River: 17 miles
Length of the Grand Canyon: Over 1000 miles

Question 3

How does the freshwater capacity of lakes compare to rivers?

Answer 3

Lakes hold 20 times more freshwater than rivers.

Question 4

Which lakes are located in the East African Rift Valley, and how significant are they?

Answer 4

Lakes: Malawi (larger than Wales), Tanganyika, and Victoria
Significance: These lakes are among the world’s largest.

Question 5

What is notable about Lake Baikal in Siberia?

Answer 5

Oldest and deepest lake
Holds 1/5th of all freshwater on the surface
Frozen over for 5 months of the year
Home to 80% of species found only there

Question 6

What are the remarkable features of the Amazon River and Iguassu Falls?

Answer 6

The Amazon carries as much water as the next 10 largest rivers combined.
Iguassu Falls has 13 million litres of water flowing over each second.