The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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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.
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The Seine River
This picture was taken by Anthony Alkleiski.
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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.
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Pictures of the Yangtze River
This is a picture of the Yangtze river at sunset.
This picture is of the three gorges and the
Yangtze River.
The picture shows the Yangtze River flowing into
the sea near the biggest city in China, Shanghai.
The Yangtze is open to navigation all year
around. The picture to the left features one of
the Three Gorges,
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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.
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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 rivers 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.