KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / SOUTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA – IMPORTANT RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / SOUTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA – IMPORTANT RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / SOUTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA – IMPORTANT RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Amazon

·      World’s second longest river

·      Largest river of the World (Volume)

·      Largest tributary of Amazon: Madiera

·      Dense equatorial forest in the river basin: Selvas

 

Orinoco

·      Savanna like vegetation in the river basin: Llanos

·      Angel falls located in this river

 

Parana

·      World’s Largest waterfall (Volume) Iguazo located

·      Largest dam of South America, Itaipu located

·      An estuary into which Parana & Uruguay river falls – La plata

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / SOUTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA – IMPORTANT RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE