Hunza River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hunza-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Hunza region, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2. What is the primary tributaries?Chapursan Nala, Khunjerab Nala, Gilgit River, Naltar River
3. Where does the Hunza River begin?It begins in the Karakoram mountain range, where many glaciers melt into streams called Chapursan and Khunjerab.
4. How did Attabad Lake form?In 2010, a landslide blocked the river, creating a natural dam. Water piled up behind it and made Attabad Lake, which grew about 30 kilometers long.

Cryosphere: All the frozen water parts of the Earth, including glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost.
Hydrology: The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth.
Geomorphology: The scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them.
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF): A sudden and dangerous flood caused by the collapse of a moraine or ice dam holding back a glacial lake.