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.