Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers…
have very fertile land are surrounded by desert have animals that include: water
buffalo, antelopes, and gazelles have a subtropical; hot and arid
climate have four tributaries have a mouth in the Persian Gulf begin in separate places; the
Tigris in Iraq and the Euphrates in Syria
border Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
flow through Syria and Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates river and drainage basin.
The Seine River
This picture was taken by Anthony Alkleiski.
THE SEINE
• The Seine River is the main route for France. They would normally ride on it with ships or cruises.
• The Seine flows 480 miles through France.• It is a protection for France. • The Seine River was used for moving
goods.• Tourists can take a cruise on the Seine.
This is a Seine River cruise. This is a Seine River cruise.
Pictures of the Yangtze River
This picture is of the three gorges and the Yangtze River.
This is a picture of the Yangtze river at sunset.
The Yangtze is open to navigation all year around. The picture to the left features one of the Three Gorges,
The Yangtze is open to navigation all year around. The picture to the left features one of the Three Gorges,
The picture shows the Yangtze River flowing into the sea near the biggest city in China, Shanghai.
The picture shows the Yangtze River flowing into the sea near the biggest city in China, Shanghai.
The Ganges River
“The Ganga, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes
and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever changing, ever flowing, and yet ever
the same Ganga.”
- Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India, born in Allahabad on the Ganges.
The Ganges River• Winds 1,560 miles across northern India, from the
Himalayan Mountains to the Indian Ocean, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
• The river’s basin is 200 to 400 miles wide.• The Ganges is a very important icon in the Hindu
religion.• It supports nearly half a billion people• The Ganges River possesses strong economic and
religious importance. • The Ganges River has been fought over by India and
Bangladesh as a source of water. People need the river for irrigation and industrial uses.
• As the river gets more polluted, there is even less fresh water and the competition gets more intense.