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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?
Brazil, columbia and peru
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Brazil’s river of national integration?
Sao francisco
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The tributaries of parana river are collectively k/a?
Plata rivers
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Where are tropical grasslands called gran chaco?
Basin of parana river
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Itiapu dam on parana river famous for?
World’s 2nd largest hydroelectricity power generation dam
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Where is itaipu dam?
On parana river
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Itaipu dam is on?
Parana river
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Which river flows between patagonian desert and pampas temperate grasslands?
Colorado river (SA)
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Colorado river of SA has desert on one side and temperate grasslands on another. What are they?
Patagonian desert and pampas temperate grasslands
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World’s largest man made lake by area?
Volta lake on akosombo dam on volta river
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On which dam is volta lake?
Volta lake on akosombo dam on volta river
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On which river’s delta is oil found in nigeria?
Niger or joliba river
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Which is the world’s deepest river?
Congo river. Also 2nd largest
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On which river is world’s highest hydroelectricity power generation capacity plant
Congo river. 2nd largest and africas second longest river
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On which river are stanley and livingstone waterfalls situated?
Congo river
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Where is great inga project being developed?
On congo river
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Largest man made lake volume wise?
Kariba
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Where is victoria waterfall?
Zambezi river africa
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Which river crosses equator twice?
Congo river
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Which dam in Egypt is built on nile river
aaswan dam
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What are the rise and cotton cultivation farmers of Egypt are called
Fellah
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Which rivers meet in khartoum where Nile originates
White Nile and Blue Nile river
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What are the main centres of cotton textile industry in Egypt
Cairo and Alexandria
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Which river crosses the tropic of Capricorn thrice
Bermejo river
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On which river Lisbon the capital of Portugal is situated
Tagus river
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On which river is spains zaragoza city is located
Abro river
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Which is the longest river in France
Loire river
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On which river is Paris located
Seine river
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Which place is known as the busiest port in Europe
Rotterdam
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Which river forms a delta near rotterdam in Netherlands
Rhine river
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On the bank of which river the city of Lyons is situated
Rhone river
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The city of Lyons which is situated on the bank of a Rhone river is famous for
Silk
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Which river is known as Ganga of Italy
Po river
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Which is the longest and most important river in Italy
Po river
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Which river are rome and Vatican City located
Tiber river
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Second longest river of Europe
Danube river
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On which river is prague situated
Elbe river
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Capitals of 4 countries in Europe are all located on a river. Which are those countries
Vienna city of Austria, bratislava of Slovakia, Budapest of Hungary, balgrade of Serbia On danube river
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Capitals of 4 countries in Europe are all located on a river. Which river?
On danube river Vienna city of Austria, bratislava of Slovakia, Budapest of Hungary, balgrade of Serbia
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On which river is Berlin the capital of Germany is situated
Spree river
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On which river is warsaw the capital of Poland is situated
Vistula river
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On which river kiev the capital of Ukraine is situated
Dnieper River
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In the basin of which river of Europe coal deposits are found
Donets river
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Which river of Europe calls in azov sea
Don river
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Which one is the longest river in Europe
Volga river
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Along which rivers are Mesopotamia planes situated
Tigris-Euphrates
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Longest river of Afghanistan
Helmand river
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Longest river of Russia
Lena
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River on the Russia China border
Amur
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Which river is known as the sorrow of China
Hwang He aka yellow river
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What is the longest river of Asia
Yangtze
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Three gorges dam is situated on?
Yangtze river It is the largest hydropower plant
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On which river is Vietnam capital Hanoi is located
Red river
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Longest river of South East Asia
Mekong
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On which river is Thailand capital Bangkok is located
Chao phraya
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Longest river of Myanmar
Irrawaddy
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Which river of Bangladesh is known as Barack river in India
Surma river
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Longest river of Sri Lanka
Mahaveli

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