Rivers of the World

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1. Which river is NOT a tributary of the Amazon? Jurua Madeira Negro Cuito

2. Which river drains Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake? Ob Yenisei-Angara Sungari Paraguay

3. What is the world's longest westward-flowing river? Nile Colorado Amazon Congo

4. Into what sea does the Volga River empty? Adriatic Caspian North Black

5. In what country would you find the Murray-Darling River? Canada Australia Scotland South Africa

6. Which river flows over Victoria Falls? Orange Congo Zambezi Nile

7. In what country is the River Kwai, famous for its bridge? Cambodia Thailand Japan Mongolia

8. What river forms the eastern border of Luxembourg? Loire Rhine Moselle Rhone

9. Which country's longest river is the Waikato? Chile Senegal Japan New Zealand

10. Which of these Polish cities is NOT located along the Vistula? Cracow Gdansk Poznan Warsaw

11. Lisbon sits on which river? Duero Esla Tagus Segura

12. In what country would you find the Guadalquivir River? Brazil Portugal Spain Ecuador

13. A river branch flowing away from the main stream of a river is called a _______. tributary drift estuary distributary

14. What is the largest and most important river in Mozambique? Zambezi Congo Nile Niger

15. Which Canadian river system has the largest drainage area? Mackenzie Yukon St. Lawrence Columbia