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Where are levees built?
Levees are built along the banks of rivers
Why are artificial levees built along rivers?
Because they do
What do levee's prevent?
Levees prevent flooding from rivers that overflow their banks.
What is the definition of dikes?
Dikes are walls, or 'levees ' to stop rivers flooding.
How did the Sumerians control the rivers?
Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Sumerians learned to control the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers by constructing levees and irrigation canals.
What has been gained by engineering the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Rivers and what has been lost?
the rivers don't flood, but the Louisiana wetlands are lost from the levees.
What are three land formations in Louisiana made by rivers?
Levees, the Mississippi delta & Flood Plain.
How do Chinese try to control the dangerous flooding along the rivers of china?
by building levees.
What type of shape is mostly used for levees?
leaf shape
Why is the building of dams advantageous for agricultural production?
Levees prevent rivers from flooding their banks as often
How can levees cause erosion?
Because the from of the plants are the same type of the erosion
How did the sumerians control the twin rivers?
Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Sumerians learned to control the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers by constructing levees and irrigation canals.
