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How many people visit the river ganges each year?
500064853359
What is the overflow area on each side of a river?
the flood plain
Why did the Tigris and Euphrates river flood each year?
because the rain made the rivers increase and increase every week?
In Ancient Egypt the Nile River flood each year in June. How did the annual flooding of the Nile affect the Ancient Egyptians?
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
What is a flood plan?
A floodplain is a flat region of land formed of river sediment and it is flooded during the rainy season each year.
How is a flood plane formed?
A 'young' river will flow more or less straight and relatively quickly. As it cuts down throught the land it levels out and flows more slowly. Now that it's slower it cannot keep in suspension some of the mud which was in it and this settles out a bit. This will raise the bottom of the river bed and the river will get shallower. At times it will flow over the banks and the areas each side will have mud deposietd from this almost still water. This process builds up a plain which is known as a flood plain.
When did the Nile flood and how did they use the flood waters?
The Nile River floods each year because of the ammount of rain. The Nile flooding was and is a great resource for farming. The water mixes with the ground and creates "Silt" a good material for planting.
Why does tewksbury flood every year?
The reason is very simple; Tewkesbury council decided to let builders build houses on the flood plain area of the river about 15 years ago. They and Severn Trent water stopped dredging the river system at about the SAME time. The river should be 40 feet deeper here at Tewkesbury Wharf but is only 11 feet deep! So the houses flood EVERY YEAR. Because the council are NOT very practical in coming up with a plan to re dredge the river for about 1 mile each side of the town, the town itself will continue to flood! Its ain't rocket Science is TBC??
How do you use the word inundate in present tense?
I inundate. Flood waters inundate the river plain each spring. Shoppers inundate the shop during the spring sale.
What are the seasons of the Nile river?
The ancient Egyptian calendar, made up of twelve months of 30 days each, was divided into three seasons, based upon the cycles of the Nile. The three seasons were - Akhet, Inundation or flood. Peret, the growing season. Shemu, the drought or harvest season.
How is the mississpi and nile river simuliar?
Both the Nile and the Mississippi are long rivers which drain vast areas of the continent. Both have large 'river delta" systems which wash tons of soil from the banks of the river and deposit it in or near the mouth of the river. Before flood control systems tamed each river, the seasonal floods would inundate extensive areas around the river.
Why is the ganges river so dirty?
More than 400 million people live along the Ganges River. An estimated 60,000 persons ritually bathe daily in the river, which is considered holy by Indians. In the Hindu religion it is said to flow from the hair of the god Shiva. The spiritual and religious significance could be compared to what the Nile river meant to the ancient Egyptians. While the Ganges may be considered holy, there are some problems associated with the ecology. It is filled with chemical wastes, sewage and even the remains of human and animal corpses which carry major health risks by either direct bathing in the water ,or by drinking the highly contaminated water.
