Rivers

Question 1

China’s 2nd longest river; the Grand Canal connects it to the Yangtze

Answer 1

Yellow River (Huang He)

Question 2

Holiest river of hinduism; flows into the Bay of Bengal; extremely polluted; world’s largest delta

Answer 2

Ganges

Question 3

East river of Mesopotamia; near cities of Sumer and Akkad

Answer 3

Tigris

Question 4

West river of Mesopotamia; near cities of Fallujah and Babylon; longer of the 2 rivers

Answer 4

Euphrates

Question 5

Main river of Myanmar, one of the most important rice growing cities

Answer 5

Irrawaddy

Question 6

Namesake river of India, harbored one of the world’s oldest civilizations (Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa)

Answer 6

Indus River

Question 7

This river rises in Syria and flows into Lake Merom through the Sea of Galilee, and into the Dead Sea

Answer 7

Jordan River

Question 8

Chief river of Southeast Asia, forms much of the Laos-Thailand border, enters South China Sea in Southern Vietnam

Answer 8

Mekong Delta

Question 9

Longest river in China & Asia, 3rd longest in the world, empties into South China Sea, construction of the Three Gorges Dam (largest in the world) is being built on this river.

Answer 9

Yangtze River

Question 10

This river’s source is in the Tibetan Himalayas, forms with Ganges to form world’s largest delta

Answer 10

Brahmaputra

Question 11

What lake is in Utah?

Answer 11

Salt Lake

Question 12

What is the deepest lake in North America?

Answer 12

Great Slave Lake