Not necessarily, depends HOW close. If it's 100-200 meters it should be quite good. If it's any closer, chances are that the nutrients from the soil have been washed into the river.
The fertile soil formed from volcanic ash and mudflows is fertile and makes for good farming.
The Mississippi, the Thames, the Danube.
landforms are located next to river sides.....
There are Ostritches, Donkeys, and Elephants that live in the woods next to the Mississippi river.
It only affects people if the river floods.
The East river in Brooklyn, New York.
It was a good place to get silt not farm. Silt is rich soil very good to use in farming. The best place to farm was The Black land. It had good soil, The Red land was just dry desert not good for farming. Plus The Black land was along to the Nile river so it was good to farm there when the Nile floods. (The Nile always flooded at the same time of year.) The Sirius (Sp?) star would appear just before the Nile flooded. I just studied this in school hope I helped! =)
Only in an area not exposed to flooding.
it helped with farming, food,the way people smelt,they way they sleep. all kinds o things depedning on the geograpgy.
The river otters Niche is its living in a hole next to the river because it cannot live in water but can live near water for drinks and stuff.
Approximately 60 million people live on and immediately next to the Mekong.
The Huang River is important because in 400BC people lived next to the Huang river to grow good crops.