2.Which of these rivers does not have its source in the Alps?
Danube
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Rhône
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Po
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Rhine
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The Danube forms from the confluence of the Breg and the Brigach located in the Black Forest, and the sources of those two rivers are also in the Black Forest. The two sources of the Rhine are both in the Lepontine Alps, the source of the Rhône is in the Uri Alps and the source of the Po is in the Cottian Alps.
3.Which of these cities is not located on a river?
Luxor
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Lisbon
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Baghdad
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Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro is located on a bay. Baghdad is located on the Tigris, Lisbon is located on the Tagus and Luxor is located on the Nile.
4.Which of these is not the name of a tributary of the Mississippi River?
Illinois River
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Wisconsin River
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Nebraska River
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Minnesota River
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5.Which of these is the name of an English river?
River Sword
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River Axe
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River Mace
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River Spear
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There are two rivers in England with this name: one flows into the Bristol Channel and the other flows into Lyme Bay.
6.During the rainy season, which of the Nile's tributaries supplies most of the river's water?
White Nile
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Blue Nile
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It supplies 80-86% of the Nile's water.
7.Five of Australia's seven longest rivers are tributaries of the country's longest river.
True
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False
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The Murrumbidgee River, Darling River, Lachlan River, Warrego River and Paroo River are all tributaries of the Murray River.
8.Which of these rivers flows into an ocean?
River Jordan
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Tarim River
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Syr Darya
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Krishna River
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The Syr Darya ends at the Aral Sea, the River Jordan ends at the Dead Sea and the Tarim River ends at Lop Nur, while the Krishna River flows into the Bay of Bengal.
9.Which tributary river joins the Amazon at Manaus?
Tocantins River
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Trombetas
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Rio Negro
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Madeira River
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The confluence is called the Meeting of Waters.
10.Which of these rivers flows through Pisa?
Po
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Arno
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Tiber
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Adige
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The Arno also flows through Florence. The Tiber flows through Rome, the Po flows through Turin, Piacenza, Cremona and Ferrara, and the Adige flows through Verona.
11.Which river is Victoria Falls located on?
Congo River
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Limpopo River
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Benue River
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Zambezi River
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12.Which of these bodies of water does the Yukon River empty into?
Chukchi Sea
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Bering Sea
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Beaufort Sea
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Gulf of Alaska
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13.What material causes the Yellow River to be yellow?
Gypsum
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Loess
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Loam
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Sandstone
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Part of the river surrounds the Loess Plateau, an area located in the southeast of the Gobi Desert.
14.The Orinoco is located entirely within Venezuela.
False
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True
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Parts of the river are in Colombia.
15.Which of these rivers has the greatest average discharge?