Question

Which are the major rivers of Asia? Explain any types of river system in Asia.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Specify the 4 divisions of rivers of Asia.
• Explain any 2 divisions with example.

Solution:
Depending on where they drain out Rivers of Asia can be divided into 4:

• Indian Ocean River system
• Pacific Ocean River system
• Arctic Ocean River system
• Inland river system

Indian Ocean River system.
Indian ocean is one of the main sources of water for Asian countries.
Major rivers in the Indian Ocean River systems are Tigris and Euphrates from Syria and Iraq flows into Persian Gulf, Indus River drains into Arabian sea, Ganga and Brahmaputra in India drains into Bay of Bengal, Sit tang, Salween, and Irrawaddy drains into Bay of Bengal.

Pacific Ocean River system.
The largest ocean in the world Pacific Ocean is a main source of water to the East and Southeast Asian countries.
The major rivers which drain into Pacific Ocean are Amur in Russia drains into sea of Okhotsk
Hwang Ho in China into Yellow Sea
Chiang Jiang into East China sea
Sikiang drains into South China sea.