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Major Rivers of Asia: Multiple Choice
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- 01Known for its devastating historical floods, which major river is often called 'China's Sorrow'?
- 02The delta of which river system is a major economic hub in Southern China, encompassing cities like Guangzhou and Hong Kong?
- 03A significant portion of this river's lower course forms the border between Laos and Thailand.
- 04Along with the Tigris, which river defined the ancient region of Mesopotamia?
- 05Which river forms a large part of the natural border between Russia's Far East and Northeastern China?
- 06Which river, known as the 'Mother of Waters' in Thailand, flows through Bangkok and into the Gulf of Thailand?
- 07Which major Central Asian river, historically one of the two main feeders of the Aral Sea, was known in antiquity as the Oxus?
- 08Which river is considered the most sacred to Hindus and is often personified as the goddess Ganga?
- 09What is the principal river of Myanmar, flowing from north to south through the center of the country?
- 10What is the longest and most important river in Pakistan, originating on the Tibetan Plateau?
- 11Which of these major Siberian rivers flows northward into the Arctic Ocean?
- 12What is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world?