THE GANGES RIVER

WHERE IS THE GANGES RIVER?

• To begin, the ganges river
• Crosses over a large portion
• Of northern india.

COOL. WHERE DOES IT START?

• The river begins in the Himalayan
• Mountains and travels from the
• North in a south-east direction
• Into the northern plains.

WOW! THATS A LONG WAY..

• The river, in its fabulous decent,
• Travels through India's fine valleys
• And over rough terrain consisting
• Of rocks and harsh icy mountainsides

DO THE INDIANS USE IT?

• Definitely! The River provides fertile
• Land to the indians in the plains
• By carrying silt throughout the area.
• The soil is considered some of the
• Richest in the world.

WHAT KEEPS IT FLOWING?

• The Ganges's water comes from melted
• Ice up on the mountains, which keeps it
• Plentiful. As a result, however, the river
• Floods and can destroy crops during
• The rainy seasons.

THAT MUST BE ROUGH.

• Early settlers suffered from
• This problem, though it is more
• Easily dealt with today
• (It still makes a farmer's day
• Totally bad though)

THE GANGES IS STILL PRETTY GREAT

• Though the Ganges River has its flaws
• It has bettered the surrounding communities
• And beyond with its precious silt and overall
• Awesomeness.

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