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What are Dutch dikes?
Dutch dikes are used to prevent floods by functioning as a sort of wall. They can also be used to isolate a segment of e.g. a lake, so mills can pump out the water and form new land.
What dikes and canals are used for?
To bring water into towns and villages.
What is it called when dikes and sills are formed?
Dikes and sills are intrusions.
What country is known for dikes?
The Netherlands (The Dutch built the dikes):-)
What country is famous for windmills and dikes?
Netherlands invented Dikes & Windmills
Why did Aztecs in tenochtitlan need dikes?
They needed dikes to control flooding.
How are sills and dikes arranged in relation to the surrounding rocks?
Igneous rock makes dikes and sills. Basalt or Diabese Dikes are actually usually composed of dolerite.
What did the Sumerians use to control the twin rivers?
The sumerians used dikes and ditches.
What rises from the earth to form dikes and sills?
Magma rises from the earth to form dikes and sills
Why did the Aztecs build dikes?
The Aztecs built dikes to control flooding in their agricultural regions. By constructing dikes, they could channel water away from crops during times of heavy rain or flooding, helping to protect their harvests and ensure food security for their people. Additionally, dikes were also used to create chinampas, artificial agricultural islands, which were an innovative farming technique that allowed the Aztecs to grow crops in the shallow waters of Lake Texcoco.
What is the term for a coastal area below sea level that is kept dry by used of embankments such as dikes?
cheese
What are the benefits of levees and dikes?
Dikes and levees prevent flooding by forming a barrier against rising waters.
