Question

Answer the following question in detail:

Describe the river valleys of Asia.

Answer 1

The snow-fed and perennial rivers from the mountains form the river valleys which are very fertile and densely populated. Some of the river valleys of Asia are :

1. The Mesopotamian plains in Iraq consist of the land between the two rivers – Tigris and Euphrates.
2. The Ganga – Brahmaputra plains spread across north India and Bangladesh. It is built by the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra.
3. Plains in China are built up by the three big rivers — Huang He, Chang Jiang, and Si Kiang.
4. The Manchurian Plain is formed by river Amur.
5. Plains of Indo-China are formed by the rivers Mekong and Menam.
6. A large plain in Myanmar is formed by river Irrawaddy.
7. Plains of Pakistan and Punjab are built by the river Indus and its five tributaries.