nd<\/sup> longest river in Asia at almost 3,400 miles long. It originates in the Bayan Har Mountains of western China and flows through central and northern China into the Bohai Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Yellow River is known as the \u201ccradle of Chinese civilization\u201d as the earliest examples of farming in China took place along its banks. The river is also known as \u201cChina\u2019s Sorrow\u201d due to the large number of devastating floods it experienced, during which huge amounts of farmland would be submerged and hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of people would lost their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On its upper reaches, the Yellow River has created huge gorges and rapids. During its middle course the river begins to slow and widen depositing large amounts of sediment. At its lower course the river has been confined by a series of man-made levees so that in some places it is as much as 10 meters higher than the surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the 20th<\/sup> century large numbers of dams have been constructed along the river providing hydroelectric power for millions of people and factories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>River FAQs<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What is the longest river?<\/h3>\n\n\n
The longest river in the world is the Nile, though it’s up for debate. The Nile is the current recognised longest river, but some believe the Amazon is longer. It’s incredibly hard to get accurate measurements due to how often rivers change. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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How many rivers are there in the world?<\/h3>\n\n\n
There are millions and millions of rivers in the world, over 3.5 million in America alone, but there are only 76 that are longer than 1,000 miles. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n