World Rivers

The Nile River is located on which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• Australia

Which of the following could you see from a boat on the Nile River?

• Angel Falls

• many castles

• a vast rainforest

• ancient pyramids

The Yellow River takes its name from the

• silt that flows in the river.

• deserts that surround the river.

• brightly colored fish in the river.

• pollution in the river.

A key feature that the Nile River and the Yellow River share is that they

• provide transportation to Europe.

• provide irrigation to surrounding fields.

• are famous for having large waterfalls.

• are located in the same country.

On this river, people have built a great dam, in part because of the river’s long history of flooding.

• the Amazon River

• the Ob River

• the Yangtze River

• the Mackenzie River

When a dam is built, which of the following things results?

• a waterfall

• a gorge

• a reservoir

• a canal

An unusual feature of the Ganges River is that it

• has a delta at its mouth.

• is used for irrigation.

• is considered holy by Hindu people.

• has the world’s largest dam.

The Murray and Darling Rivers combine to form a

• drainage basin.

• source.

• mouth.

• canal network.

For the Murray River, a small trickle of water near Mount Kosciuszko, high in the Australian mountains, is the location of the river’s

• mouth.

• delta.

• source.

• tributary.

Being a river pilot on the Mississippi River is especially difficult because

• there are many rapids in the river.

• the river changes all the time.

• the river is often frozen solid.

• the river has very few tributaries.