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Because many years ago people needed to be near a water supply in order to sustain life and a lot of cities are built upon old towns and villages and such
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Why do most rivers have wider channels than streams?
Streams are merely tributaries of rivers. A river is the wider channel into which smaller creeks, streams and rivers flow. (Streams do not flow out of rivers.) Streams carry water from higher sources, emptying into the river. As more streams empty into a river, it tends to become broader, simply because of the greater volume of water it is carrying.
What is make up the suspended loads of most rivers and streams?
ions
What did John Muir find in most crevasses?
streams that fed the rivers
Where are floods most known to happen?
People living in low-lying coastal areas or in close proximity to water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, and streams) are susceptible to flooding.
Most of Earth's fresh surface water is found in?
Lakes, Streams and Rivers =)
Where were most miners claims during the gold rush?
Along streams or rivers
Where did the marine life most affected by the extinction live?
They lived in rivers and streams
What are most streams a result of?
Streams and rivers are the result of rain falling to the ground. The water runs downhill and flows towards the sea.
Are there any rivers or streams in Spain?
Of course there are, the four most important rivers in Spain are the Duero, the Guadalquivir, the Guadiana, and the Tagus.
Where does most rivers start?
Usually at the top of mountains, they start off as streams. Then the streams join together and get bigger, wider, and eventually they turn into rivers.
What is the greatest threat to rivers and streams?
it is ground popullation that covers most of it so it is huge
Where were the most miners' claim during the gold rush located?
Along streams or rivers
