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The Ganges River Geography and Culture. What two countries does the Ganges flow though? Write your answer here: "Ganges River." Online Map/Still. Encyclopædia.

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1 The Ganges River Geography and Culture

2 What two countries does the Ganges flow though? Write your answer here: "Ganges River." Online Map/Still. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 29 June 2009.http://school.eb.com/elementary/art-67436

3 Use Marvel’s Encyclopedia Britannica to find a picture of the Ganges and paste it here.Encyclopedia Britannica

4 What body of water is the mouth of the Ganges River? Write your answer here: "Ganges River." Online Map/Still. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 29 June 2009.http://school.eb.com/elementary/art-67436

5 Use Marvel’s Encyclopedia Britannica to find a picture of the Bay of Bengal and paste it here.Encyclopedia Britannica

6 What mountain range is the source of the Ganges? Write your answer here: “Indoa." Online Map/Still. Enchanted Learning. 29 June 2009.

7 Find a picture of the Himalayas and paste it here.

8 Farming Uses Water from the Ganges is used to irrigate crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton. There are very few native species of plants and animals left along the Ganges. Find a picture of one or more of these crops and paste it here.

9 Religious Uses Varanasi and Allahabad are holy cities where temples crowd the river banks. Steps, or ghats, lead down to the water. Pilgrims go down to bathe or to fill little bottles with the sacred water. Find a picture of the ghats, or steps, on the Ganges River and paste it here.


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