Geography - Rivers of the World

Yellow River

On what river is the Grand Canal located?

Loess

What does the Yellow River have a lot of?

The Ganges Delta

What is the largest delta in the world?

Yangtze

What is the largest river in China and 3rd Largest in the world?

Yellow River

What is the second largest river in China?

Shatt-al-Arab

What river does the Tigris and Euphrates make?

Irrawaddy

What river flows through Myanmar and is Sanskrit for "Elephant?"

Mekong

What river flows through Vientiane and Phnom Penh and crosses through 5 countries?

Jordan

What river forms the boundary of West Bank and Northern Israel and is the sight of John the Baptist's baptism?

Indus

What river has 5 major tributaries giving the name to the Punjab region and is the chief river of Pakistan?

Yangtze

What river is the the 3 Gorges Dam located?

Ganges & Brahmaputra

What two rivers make the world's largest delta?

Mount Hermon & Dead Sea

Where does the Jordan River start and end?

Tibet & South China Sea

Where does the Mekong River originate (name the country) and where does it end?

Turkey & Persian Gulf

Where does the Tigris River start and end?

Kunlun Mountains & South China Sea

Where does the Yangtze river start and end?

Bohai Gulf in Yellow Sea

Where does the Yellow River end?

China, Laos, and Cambodia

Which countries argue about Dam Construction on the Mekong River?

Euphrates

Which of the Mesopotamian rivers is the longest and resides on the West side?