Multiple choice

Which of the following has been an important source of water for farmland?

  1. Nile River

  2. Ganges River

  3. Indus River

  4. all of the above

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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three of these major rivers (the Nile in Egypt, and the Ganges and Indus in India) have historically been critical sources of water for irrigating agricultural land. They deposited fertile silt during seasonal floods, allowing civilizations to grow crops.