Sorta hard to quote myself on this... 6 for sure, though.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 04/02/2012 06:28:00 PM
1. Everyone knows that the Mississippi is the largest river basin in North America, at 1.2 million square miles, gathering water from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians. But at 700,000 square miles, which river basin is the second-largest in North America?
Didn't get that one.
4. The Amazon carries an incredible amount of water to the sea each year. In terms of all water discharged into the ocean by rivers across the world, the Amazon is responsible for 20 percent of it all by itself. Which African river comes second, at a distant 4 percent?
Was hesitating between the Congo and the Nile, although I would've gone for Nile if not for my (as it turns out, erroneous) inclination to answer Nile on the next question. Didn't really end up making any decision.
5. This river contains the spectacular Victoria Falls, which is more than twice the height and width of Niagara Falls.
Got that one wrong by thinking of Lake Victoria, I guess I'd never really registered that the Falls were somewhere else.
6. There is only one European river longer than 500 miles that flows into the Mediterranean Sea. Which is it?
Was hesitating between several here as well, including the Rhone. As it turns out, there are in fact two, the other one (and the longer of the two) was one I was also considering: the Ebro.
9. Though it is not as muddy and concentrated as the river in the previous question, this Asian river carries the most sediment in the world in terms of raw numbers, discharging two billion tons of of it every year. (Hint: The delta at the mouth of this river is home to one of the last remaining populations of the endangered Bengal tiger.)
Got that one wrong, because of your hint actually. I would've gone for Ganges, but somehow the mention of a delta got me on the Mekong. Even though obviously the Mekong isn't in Bengal and the Ganges is... I don't know, my brain is weird. Oh well.
Geography 101: The River Quiz
- 04/02/2012 06:05:36 PM
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- 04/02/2012 06:06:03 PM
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Ow. 2. But that is okay. Next time I see a quiz on rivers I will do better now. *NM*
- 08/02/2012 12:43:27 AM
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Sorta hard to quote myself on this... 6 for sure, though.
- 04/02/2012 06:28:00 PM
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Enjoyed this quiz a lot, though, you should do more of them! *NM*
- 05/02/2012 12:41:34 PM
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Mine will be mostly guesses. I'm awful at rivers.
- 04/02/2012 06:37:58 PM
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Re: Mine will be mostly guesses. I'm awful at rivers.
- 04/02/2012 06:42:14 PM
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I thought that for the longest time, too. And keep re-thinking it even though I know better.
- 04/02/2012 11:17:04 PM
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