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Social Studies Class. Montfort College M.5TRANSCRIPT
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Chao Phraya:The River of Kings
A PowerPoint Presentation for
M. 5 Students
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The River
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• Thailand is a unique country
- It’s main interior
drainage system
is not shared with
other countries.
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- The Chao Phraya drainage system consists of a number of rivers and canals (klongs) which both drain and connect the country.
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- The rivers form a branch like pattern that flows from the northern border to the southward Gulf of Thailand known as Dendritic River Systems.
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Watershed:
- Thailand’s watershed (at the Central Plains) covers over 35% of the whole country.
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River Basin
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What is the difference between a River Basin and a Watershed?
•River Basin: A large river where all water drains.
•Watershed: Smaller area of land that drains to a smaller stream, lake or wetland
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Location of major river basins in Thailand
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Watershed
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River Delta
- are triangular in shape- Low flat areas- Formed by deposits from river; very rich in alluvial soils- Used for agriculture- Chao Phraya Delta is found between the Tha Chin and
Chao Phraya Rivers.
- Most famous:
Nile Delta River: formed by centuries of deposits at the mouth of Nile River (just out of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Settlement Patterns
• Villages were established along the Chao Phraya river banks for survival and defense
• Cities grew spread out and expanded to follow the shape along the river.
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Major cities along the Chao Phraya River
• Nakhon Sawan• Uthai Thani• Chainat• Singburi• Ang Thong• Ayuthaya• Pathum Thani• Nonthaburi• Bangkok• Samut Prakan
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