World Rivers

Today we learned about the different rivers around the world. We learned about rivers in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa. We also played a little trivia game to see which team in our group knew the most about rivers. Here are some of the things we researched:

the Niger River:
The Niger rive is the 11th longest river at 2,590 miles, it is the largest in western AFrica. It begins in guinea and runs east through Benin, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. Oil is the main income from the river, it is a major oil producer. The fish in the water are sources of people that live nearby, this river has many dams! The largest dam which is the Kainji dam, which was built to protect against flooding and hydroelectric power. the middle of this river was a focal point for trade across the western Sahara!



written by Ryneik

Tigris River:
The tigris is in three countries and the countries are Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. The poeople in this area of the river use the rivers as an enrichment for the agriculture outside. They use dams as a way of averting floods in Iraq. In Turkish the subject of dammin has been some what a subject of controversy. The tigris is also used a transport route for the largely desert country.



written by James

the Nile River:
The Nile River crosses about 6 kinds of countries and it is about 4184 miles long which mean that is the world's longest river. Next it is usually known to belong to egypt even though it crosses to many other places. Also it was used by the ancient Egyptians they used it for to get soil and spring foods. Sometimes the Nile river can over flow banks by it. There are many animals that lay there nest at the Nile River too. Last the river is about 4 meter deep.



written by Naeem

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. The river is 6695 kilometers (4184) miles) long. The Nile ahs been the lifelilne of civilization in Egypt since the Stone Age. One of the river's abilities is that it produces extremely fertile soild which made it easy for cities and civilizations to spring up alongside the banks of the Nile. People use the river to wash their clothes, for drinking, transportation, etc.



written by Chris

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. Also the Nile have two major tributaries, the While Nile and Blue Nile. Also the Nile River runs 1,545 kilometers through Egypt. The Nile River is know in Egypt. People use it to go on cruises and vacations. Most people who take a trip to Egypt always go to the Nile River



written by Elijah



The Thames River:
the Thames river is the longest river in England. It have 45 locks. It is the home fo 25 species of fish. The Thames river travels over 210 miles through the heart of some of England's most picturesque towns. The residents use it by going rowing, sailing, skiffing, punting, kayaking, canoeing, and meanders



written by Charlsey

the Seine River:
The Seine river flows through Paris. In the 1900s the Seine river hosted the rowing, swimming, and water polo events. At one point the Seine river was Paris' main route for transportation and protection. Now it is used for tours. Along the Seine River are old bridges and historical landmarks. Many people take a boat tour to view the beautiful parts of Paris that surrounds the Seine River.



written by Milan