Freshwater Wonders Quiz

What is the name of Australia's largest lake that forms in the desert of central Australia once a decade?

• Lake Titicaca

• Lake Superior

• Lake Eyre

• Lake Victoria

Where does almost two-thirds of the planet's fresh water lie?

• In the atmosphere

• Frozen around the poles

• In the oceans

• In underground caves

What is the name of the largest tropical wetland on Earth located in Brazil?

• Pantanal

• Amazon Rainforest

• Serengeti

• Everglades

What is the largest water source for the largest tropical wetland on Earth, the Pantanal?

• Congo River

• Mekong River

• Nile River

• Amazon River

What is the largest freshwater fishery in the world supported by?

• Amazon River

• Nile River

• Mekong River

• Congo River

What is the name of the largest lake in Africa that holds almost a fifth of all accessible fresh water on Earth?

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Chad

• Lake Malawi

What is the name of the river in Southeast Asia that supports the largest inland fishery in the world?

• Mekong River

• Yangtze River

• Ganges River

• Indus River

What is the name of the river in Nebraska, North America, that serves as a crucial staging post for sandhill cranes during their migration?

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

• Platte River

• Ohio River

What is the name of the largest waterfall on the planet located on the frontier between Brazil and Argentina?

• Niagara Falls

• Victoria Falls

• Iguazu Falls

• Angel Falls

What is the name of the river in Hungary where giant mayfly emerge during the spring?

• Danube River

• Thames River

• Tisza River

• Seine River