I'm teaching pupils in a diploma school. Below I'm pasting the last homework I gave them. If you dare, you can challenge yourself and find out how many points you'll get. A full point for every task. Max 15 points. Interested?
In Poland, we have drainage basins of 5 rivers, excluding the rivers going directly to the sea. Name at least three of them (names of rivers will be sufficient).
You can go from Szczecin to Berlin by boat using rivers and canals. Name one canal that you will have to use during such trip (out of potential four).
Berlin is the capital city of one of the European countries. In the southern part of this country starts its run one of the largest rivers on our continent. Name this river. How many countries does this river cross or touch a border? Name half of those countries.
The above-mentioned river ends its run in a sea. Name that sea. Provide a name of at least one river more supplying this body of water.
To go from this body of water to The Mediterranean Sea you need to cross the Turkish Straits from which only two out of three are really natural straits. What is the name of the third that is not a natural strait?
The Mediterranean Sea is supplied by many rivers, including the longest river on our planet. What is the name of this river?
Across the above river had been built one of the most famous dams on Earth. What is the name of this dam? What are the two main purposes of doing such construction in that place?
In Africa, the names of some countries derive from rivers crossing them. Using atlas find those countries and give at least 6 names.
Coming back to dams. The power station with the largest capacity in the world is located in China. It's the Three Gorges Dam. Across which river this dam was built?
The above mentioned three gorges have in total almost 120 kilometres in length. Give a name of at least one of those gorges.
In Asia, there is the largest river delta in the world. Provide the name of this delta and explain what the term 'delta' means.
The world's second largest river delta you can find also in Asia. This one was famous because of its significance during one of the XX-century wars. Name this war.
The second longest river with the biggest discharge in the world is located in South America. What is the name of this river?
North from the above-mentioned river, you can find the tallest waterfall in the world. Provide the name and the country of this waterfall location.
Here are the coordinates of the mouth of the largest river in one country: 35°33′S 138°52′E. Provide the name of this river and the name of the country. Name this type of estuary.