Yangtze 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/yangtze-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. Where is the Yangtze River?Flows entirely within the People's Republic of China
2. How long is the Yangtze River?6,300 kilometers (3,915 miles)
3. How big is the Yangtze River?Approximately 1.8 million square kilometers (700,000 square miles)
4. What is the population of basin?Over 400 million people
5. What is the major cities?Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai

Hydrological Regime: The pattern of water flow and levels in a river system over time.
Sediment Deposition: The process by which particles carried by a river settle and accumulate.
Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Integrated River Basin Management: A holistic approach to managing water resources within an entire river system.