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What city in the U.S has built levees that have damaged the natural landscape?
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What the difference between natural levees and artificial levees?
Natural levees are built up over time from debris and sediment whereas artificial levees are man made using sand bags and larger rocks.
Where are levees built?
Levees are built along the banks of rivers
Are the levees in New Orleans natural?
No, the levees are man-made embankments, built in the hope of preventing the Mississippi River from flooding the surrounding area.
How do levees actually cause flooding?
When levees are built along a section of the river, the water will rise higher, then the water will flood in a different place that did not flood before the levee was built. Many natural flood plains have been cut off by levees. That is why cities flood more because the high water is going to go somewhere. Levees don't stop high water. They just cause it to move somewhere else.
What is the definition of built landscape for AP human geography?
The built landscape is represented by those features and patterns reflecting human occupation and use of natural resources
What were the city-states built around?
levees
Why are artificial levees built along rivers?
Because they do
Are levees structures built out into a river to cause channel deepening?
No, Levees are things put on the side of a river to stop it from overflowing.
How can building up natural levees cause flooding worse downstream?
By building levees up you are able to "funnel" more water down stream to a point that has not been built up! This will cause more water to over flow the river banks creating a worse flood condition!
What are built to attempt to prevent flooding?
Dams, dykes, and levees are built to control the flow of water.
What are the flood defenses built in the Mississippi River?
levees & wing dipes
What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?
levees
