Rivers


 * RIVERS **
 * //EXAMPLE// (Listening Skill 5)**
 * Page 160**
 * Listen to a part of a lecture in a geography class.**
 * Today, rn be talking about the major rivers**
 * of the world. The four longest are the Nile, the Amazon, the Mississippi, and**
 * the Yangtze.**
 * The Nile River in Africa is the longest, at 4,145 miles in length. It flows north from the equator to empty into the Mediterranean and irrigates more than a million acres of land.**
 * The Amazon River in South America is slightly shorter than the Nile at just over**
 * 4,000 miles in length. Though it is the world's second longest river, it carries more water than any other river.**
 * Asia also has a massive river system. The**
 * Yangtze River in China is Asia's longest**
 * at 3,436 miles. Because the mountains at its source are at such a high altitude, the Yangtze flows more rapidly than other major rivers for most of its length.**
 * The Mississippi River is the best-known river system in North America, and it's the United States' chief inland waterway. However, it's not the longest river in North America; the Missouri River, at**
 * 2,340 miles in length. is slightly longer than the Mississippi.**
 * 1. HOW IS THE INFORMATIONIN THE LECTURE ORGANIZED?**
 * 2. IS EACH OF THESE RIVERS DISCUSSED IN THE**
 * LECTURE?**
 * 3. DRAGTHE APPROPRIATEDESCRIPTION OF EACH RIVER TO THE BOX BELOW THE NAME OF**
 * THE RIVER.**
 * 4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWINGARE DISCUSSED IN**
 * THE LECTURE?**
 * 5. IN THE TALK,THE PROFESSOR DISCUSSES**
 * MAJORRIVERS OF THE WORLD. PUT THESE RIVERS IN THE CORRECT ORDER, FROM**
 * LONGEST TO SHORTEST.**


 * The four longest rivers are the Nile, the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Yangtze.**
 * The Nile River in Africa is the longest, at 4,145 miles in length. It flows north from the equator to empty into the Mediterranean and irrigates more than a million acres of land.**
 * The Amazon River in South America is slightly shorter than the Nile at just over 4,000 miles in length. Though it is the world's second longest river, it carries more water than any other river.**
 * The Yangtze River in China is Asia's longest at 3,436 miles. Because the mountains at its source are at such a high altitude, the Yangtze flows more rapidly than other major rivers for most of its length.**
 * The Mississippi River is the best-known river system in North America, and it's the United States' chief inland waterway. However, it's not the longest river in North America; the Missouri River, at 2,340 miles in length. is slightly longer than the Mississippi.**
 * The Mississippi River is the best-known river system in North America, and it's the United States' chief inland waterway. However, it's not the longest river in North America; the Missouri River, at 2,340 miles in length. is slightly longer than the Mississippi.**



Major rivers of the world. The four longest are the Nile, the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Yangtze. The Nile River in Africa is the longest, at 4,145 miles in length. It flows north from the equator to empty into the Mediterranean and irrigates more than a million acres of land. The Amazon River in South America is slightly shorter than the Nile at just over 4,000 miles in length. Though it is the world's second longest river, it carries more water than any other river. Asia also has a massive river system. The Yangtze River in China is Asia's longest at 3,436 miles. Because the mountains at its source are at such a high altitude, the Yangtze flows more rapidly than other major rivers for most of its length. The Mississippi River is the best-known river system in North America, and it's the United States' chief inland waterway. However, it's not the longest river in North America; the Missouri River, at 2,340 miles in length. is slightly longer than the Mississippi.

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