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1
Q

What percentage of global population live in an area where rivers are degraded?

A

80%

2
Q

What are the challenges facing big rivers?

A
Water infrastructure
Over extraction of water
Climate change
Invasive species
Over-fishing
Pollution
3
Q

What 2 controls shape rivers?

A

Tectonic and climatic

4
Q

What system is the Amazon?

A

Continental collision belt

5
Q

What setting is Brahmaputra?

A

Intrabasinal

6
Q

What setting is the Rio grande river?

A

Rift

7
Q

What setting is the Parana?

A

Cratonic

8
Q

Why might peak discharge in big rivers be much lower than smaller rivers?

A

Big rivers are less seasonal

9
Q

What is a baroclinic river?

A

High latitude

10
Q

What is a barotropic river?

A

Equatorial

11
Q

Why are western rivers managed better?

A

More money