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Rivers Of The World Flashcards

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Canada’s longest river?

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Mackenzie

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Which river falls in beaufort sea?

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Mackenzie longest river of canada

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In which river of canada gold deposits are found?

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Yukon

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On which river is grand coulee dam?

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Columbia

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3 major rivers of NA which originate from rocky mt?

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Columbia, colorado, and rio grande

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Which river forms grand canyon?

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Colorado

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On which river is hoover dam?

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Colorado

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Dam on colorado river?

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Hoover dam

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Which river flows on usa mexico border?

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Rio grande

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NA’s longest river system?

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Mississippi Missouri river system (world’s 4th longest)

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Damodar valley project is based on which international system of rivers?

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Tennessee river valley project (tributary of Mississippi river)

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Which american river forms a bird foot delta?

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Mississippi River

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New york city is located on bank of which river?

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Hudson

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The city on the confluence of hudson and mohawk is famous for?

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Albany city famous for steel industry

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Which river forms world’s largest estuary?

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St lawrence on usa canada border

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On which river is Washington dc located?

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Potomac river

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Which river flows on usa canada border?

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St lawrence

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On basin of which river are llanos grasslands found?

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Orinoco river in South america. Also oil reserves are found.

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On basin of which river are oil reserves found in columbia venezuela?

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Orinoco popular for Llanos grasslands

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Where is world’s highest waterfall located?

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Angel waterfall (979m) is located on river caroni’s tributary which is a tributary of orinoco river

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World’s highest waterfall?

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Angel waterfall (979m) is located on river caroni’s tributary which is a tributary of orinoco river

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World’s largest river?

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Amazon

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Selva’s rainforests and tropical grasslands are found among which river?

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Amazon

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Name of grasslands and rainforests near amazon river?

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Selva’s rainforests and tropical grasslands k/a Campos, Cerrados, Catingas

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Amazon river flows in which countries?

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Brazil, columbia and peru

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Brazil’s river of national integration?

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Sao francisco

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27
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The tributaries of parana river are collectively k/a?

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Plata rivers

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28
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Where are tropical grasslands called gran chaco?

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Basin of parana river

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29
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Itiapu dam on parana river famous for?

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World’s 2nd largest hydroelectricity power generation dam

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30
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Where is itaipu dam?

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On parana river

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31
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Itaipu dam is on?

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Parana river

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32
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Which river flows between patagonian desert and pampas temperate grasslands?

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Colorado river (SA)

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Colorado river of SA has desert on one side and temperate grasslands on another. What are they?

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Patagonian desert and pampas temperate grasslands

34
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World’s largest man made lake by area?

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Volta lake on akosombo dam on volta river

35
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On which dam is volta lake?

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Volta lake on akosombo dam on volta river

36
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On which river’s delta is oil found in nigeria?

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Niger or joliba river

37
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Which is the world’s deepest river?

A

Congo river. Also 2nd largest

38
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On which river is world’s highest hydroelectricity power generation capacity plant

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Congo river. 2nd largest and africas second longest river

39
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On which river are stanley and livingstone waterfalls situated?

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Congo river

40
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Where is great inga project being developed?

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On congo river

41
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Largest man made lake volume wise?

A

Kariba

42
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Where is victoria waterfall?

A

Zambezi river africa

43
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Which river crosses equator twice?

A

Congo river

44
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Which dam in Egypt is built on nile river

A

aaswan dam

45
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What are the rise and cotton cultivation farmers of Egypt are called

A

Fellah

46
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Which rivers meet in khartoum where Nile originates

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White Nile and Blue Nile river

47
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What are the main centres of cotton textile industry in Egypt

A

Cairo and Alexandria

48
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Which river crosses the tropic of Capricorn thrice

A

Bermejo river

49
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On which river Lisbon the capital of Portugal is situated

A

Tagus river

50
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On which river is spains zaragoza city is located

A

Abro river

51
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Which is the longest river in France

A

Loire river

52
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On which river is Paris located

A

Seine river

53
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Which place is known as the busiest port in Europe

A

Rotterdam

54
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Which river forms a delta near rotterdam in Netherlands

A

Rhine river

55
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On the bank of which river the city of Lyons is situated

A

Rhone river

56
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The city of Lyons which is situated on the bank of a Rhone river is famous for

A

Silk

57
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Which river is known as Ganga of Italy

A

Po river

58
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Which is the longest and most important river in Italy

A

Po river

59
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Which river are rome and Vatican City located

A

Tiber river

60
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Second longest river of Europe

A

Danube river

61
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On which river is prague situated

A

Elbe river

62
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Capitals of 4 countries in Europe are all located on a river. Which are those countries

A

Vienna city of Austria, bratislava of Slovakia, Budapest of Hungary, balgrade of Serbia
On danube river

63
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Capitals of 4 countries in Europe are all located on a river. Which river?

A

On danube river
Vienna city of Austria, bratislava of Slovakia, Budapest of Hungary, balgrade of Serbia

64
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On which river is Berlin the capital of Germany is situated

A

Spree river

65
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On which river is warsaw the capital of Poland is situated

A

Vistula river

66
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On which river kiev the capital of Ukraine is situated

A

Dnieper River

67
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In the basin of which river of Europe coal deposits are found

A

Donets river

68
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Which river of Europe calls in azov sea

A

Don river

69
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Which one is the longest river in Europe

A

Volga river

70
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Along which rivers are Mesopotamia planes situated

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Tigris-Euphrates

71
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Longest river of Afghanistan

A

Helmand river

72
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Longest river of Russia

A

Lena

73
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River on the Russia China border

A

Amur

74
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Which river is known as the sorrow of China

A

Hwang He aka yellow river

75
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What is the longest river of Asia

A

Yangtze

76
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Three gorges dam is situated on?

A

Yangtze river

It is the largest hydropower plant

77
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On which river is Vietnam capital Hanoi is located

A

Red river

78
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Longest river of South East Asia

A

Mekong

79
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On which river is Thailand capital Bangkok is located

A

Chao phraya

80
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Longest river of Myanmar

A

Irrawaddy

81
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Which river of Bangladesh is known as Barack river in India

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Surma river

82
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Longest river of Sri Lanka

A

Mahaveli

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