The Tigris and Euphrates : : Rivers of the Fertile Crescent
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Between the rivers -- From the mountains to the Gulf -- Life along the rivers -- Travel and commerce -- An uncertain future.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers surround a region once known as Mesopotamia, the "cradle" of ancient civilizations that included Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. This book follows both rivers from where they begin in Turkey, travel down through northern Syria and Iraq, and join to form the Shatt al Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf. Historically, the Tigris and the Euphrates supplied water for farming of the surrounding plain. Today, the region's economy still depends on the rivers for irrigation and electricity, but the building of canals, dikes, and dams is a threat to natural habitats and wildlife. Tension between countries competing for water is also an issue.
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Tigris and Euphrates
submitted by tbbrown76 on August 15, 2018, 4:22pm
Excellent history leading to present day use of water. Drought and climate change may wipe out the once Fertile Crescent. Recommended for grades 3-5.
Tom
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Rivers around the world.
PUBLISHED
New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1060
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780778774488
SUBJECTS
Rivers.
Tigris River.
Tigris River Valley.
Euphrates River.
Euphrates River Valley.