Bangladesh is a land of rivers and rivulets. These rivers are the blessings of Creator and pride to us. From high above they look like silvery lines crisscrossed over the green land of our country. Almost all the rivers of our country are originated from the Himalayas and flow into the Bay of Bengal. The main rivers are the Padma‚ the Meghna‚ the Jamuna and the Karnaphuli. They flow over our land with their unique way and wash their banks and make our country greener. The rivers are closely related
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The Brahmaputra (Sanskrit ब्रह्मपुत्र)‚ (Assamese ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰ নদ Brôhmôputrô)[2] also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra‚ is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River‚ it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang.[3] It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as
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California River Report The Colorado River has been become the main source of fresh water to the south west. It is what has turned the desert of the south west into a fertile farming area. It has brought life to Nevada and California when before it was impossible. The Colorado River is now being over utilized and if there were some unseen disaster this would put millions of people out of fresh water. They use the River as a plumbing system meaning that they channel the water and divert it all
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Natalie James Professor Vergara ENG 1020 September 8‚ 2014 Joan Rivers dead at 81: Tragedy Ends Life of Legendary comedian and “Fashion Police” Host. One of the most loved and hated women in the fashion and comedy industry died on September 4‚ 2014 Joan Alexander Molinsky (Joan Rivers). Joan Rivers was also an actress‚ writer‚ producer‚ and television host. How did Joan Rivers die? Some people might say “We just seen her on Fashion Police doing a segment on The Emmy’s and MTV Awards”. You just
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Before looking at river landforms it is important to understand the more general role of rivers and to develop an awareness of the processes at work within rivers. It is through this knowledge that we will better undertand the processes at work in the geomorphology of the drainage basin. The role of rivers can be understood in very simple terms. The river’s role is to balance its load and transport it to the ocean. But this this idea of rivers as merely transporting weathered material to the ocean
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The Nile River The Nile Is considered one of the longest rivers in the world. It flows north into northeastern Africa and Eleven Countries share it as a water source. Those would be namely: Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ Rwanda‚ Burundi‚ Democratic republic of the Congo‚ Kenya‚ Ethiopia‚ Eritrea‚ South Sudan‚ and Egypt. Interesting fact in the ancient Egyptian language‚ the Nile is called Iteru‚ meaning “great river.” People say the source of the Nile is Lake Victoria. The Nile has been the lifeline of
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The River Mersey narrows to 0.7 miles wide between the Liverpool landing stage on its east bank and the Woodside and Seacombe landing stages on its west bank. The River has the world’s fourth highest tidal range with up to 10 meter high spring tides and 7 meter high neap tides. Due to the narrowing of the river from over 3 miles wide in parts and the size of the tides‚ speeds of water behind all three landing stages can regularly get up to 7 Knots (8MPH). This causes numerous under currents around
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Rhine River Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………….…...…3 Rhine’s history………………………………………………………………………..….3 Rhine’s sections……………………………………………………………………….....3 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….4 Introduction Rhine River flows from two small headways in the Switzerland Alps and passes northward between the border of France and Germany‚ then continues entirely in Germany and after than through the Netherlands until it flows into the North Sea. The Rhine River is the twelfth
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Introduction: In our world there are lots of river in the world which have different importances‚ the Amazon River is the one. The Amazon River is the one of world highest levels of biodiversity. Running out to the South Africa there is the Amazon River and Amazon rainforest which are the 2nd largest river and the largest rainforest in the world. The Amazon River is also the largest drainage basin in the world. Because of its large dimensions‚ it also called “The River Sea”. As one of the most extreme place
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The Colorado River Threats to river and delta: Water flow is decreasing. This water serves 30 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico‚ with 70 percent of its water siphoned off to irrigate 3.5 million acres of cropland. Possible actions between the United States and Mexico could significantly reduce the flow of water into the delta‚ increase its salinity‚ and alter the natural vegetation. Drought has lowered water levels in upstream reservoirs‚ eliminating the occasional floods the delta
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