The table below lists the top ten rivers in the world. it provides data about length
in kilometers. the figures for volume of flow are given in cubic meters per
second. if you were to stand on the bank of the river at its widest point on
average that many cubic meters of water would flow by every second. the table
also shows how large each river's drainage basin is given in square kilometer
study the table, and the answer the questions that follow
the world's ten largest rivers
location
drainage basin
square km)
length (km)
537
south america
volume of flow
(m/sec)
140,000
39.200
21.500
cang
west africa
4667
chang bang mange
china
6.300
north america
3788
17.400
4505
17,200
15.300
6.133.000
4,014.000
1.942.000
3.222.000
2,590,000
2.424.000
2,305.000
2.484.000
1.844.000
2,978,000
4290
south america
2414
16700
5.150
12.300
9.500
2.800
6,671
the table ranks the world's top 10 rivers on the basis of what
characteristic?
o
o
location
length
o
volume of flow
drainage basin