River Basins Flashcards
Where are the River basins located?
Mainly between the Central Mountain Belt and the Southern Plateau.
What are the regions of the river valley’s of?
Fertile alluvial soils and abundant water supply.
Which type of rivers are these?
They are perennial.
The ___________ lowlands in Iraq is drained by the _________ and the ________ Rivers.
What happens to these rivers?
Mesopotamian
Tigris,Euphrates
Merge and enter the Persian Gulf
The ____________ Plain covers the parts of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. What are the rivers’ names ? What happens to them?
Indo_ Gangetic
Indus, Brahmaputra and the Ganga.
They drain in these lowlands.
The Irrawaddy River flows in __________.
The __________ and ___________ Rivers flow in Indo-China
Myanmar
Menam, Mekong
Which rivers flow in China?
Hwang ho, Yangtze and Si Kiang Rivers
What are these rivers utilised for?
irrigation, power generation and navigation
