sbgrace Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I want to do some geography work on world rivers. I'm trying to decide which to cover. My kids are third grade and we're going to be studying ancient history for the first time. I have a list of possible rivers to cover. Asia: Ob, Yellow(Huang He), Yangtze(Chang Jiang), Ganges, Indus, Tigris, Euphrates Africa: Nile, Niger, Congo South America: Amazon, Parana, Orinoco North America: Mississippi, Mackenzie, Yukon Australia: Murray-Darling Europe: Volga, Danube, Rhine Would you cover all those rivers or select just some? Any that you would add? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 North America: Mississippi, Mackenzie, YukonI would add Missouri and Ohio as they tie in with Mississippi. I highly recommend this book: The Big Rivers by Hiscock It is cheap used through Amazon. It is a beautiful book with description of how our 'breadbasket' region was created by the rivers flooding. (I realize there isn't much about North American history to tie in with ancient history, but the courses of the rivers have changed so much over time. The Missouri River today, for example, does not resemble the river that Lewis and Clark traveled.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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