Rivers

• Main Author: Burnham, Laurie.
• Other Authors: Nash, Geoffrey H.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Chelsea House, c2007.
• Series: Extreme Earth.
• Subjects: Rivers.; NATURE > Rivers. > Ecosystems & Habitats; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

Presents an introduction to rivers, describing how they were formed and how they have changed over time, and provides the history and description of ten of the world's most famous rivers.

Table of Contents:

• Origin of the landform: Rivers
• Nile, Africa
• Amazon, South America
• Yangtze, Asia
• Mississippi, North America
• Huang Ho, Asia
• Yenisey, Asia
• Ob', Asia
• Congo River, Africa
• Amur River, Asia
• Mackenzie River, North America
• Glossary
• Books
• Magazines
• Web sites
• Index.