Rivers around the world
By: by Jen Green
Series: Geography now; Geography now
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780750254489
Subjects: Rivers; Juvenile literature; Geomorphology
Description: " ... Explains how rivers shape the landscape and explores the physical and human activities that affect and are affected by river environments ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
Table of contents: title: What are rivers?; title: A river's journey; title: Shaping the landscape; title: Rivers as habitats; title: Using rivers; title: Protecting rivers; title: Earth's greatest river; title: Watering the desert; title: London's historic river; title: Europe's busiest river; title: Taming America's giant; title: Harvesting China's river; title: Asia's sacred river.