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The alluvial silt that covers the land during flooding increases its fertility. This is in addition to the ready supply of fresh water required for any large societal group.
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Who would a civilization choose to live near a river that regularly floods?
because then they have their source of water :)
Why would a civilizaton choose to live near a river that regularly floods?
rivers leave fertile soil along their banks after floods
What happen to the Mississippi river during heavy rainfall?
The river would flood cities near the Mississippi River.
Why would a civilization choose to live near a river that regularly floods?
The alluvial silt that covers the land during flooding increases its fertility. This is in addition to the ready supply of fresh water required for any large societal group.
A river is 2 feet above flood level By how much would the river have to rise or fall to bring it to 5 feet below flood level?
7 feet
Would African civilization began near the nile river valley be a cause or an affect?
Would african civilization began near the nile river valley be a cause or an affect?
Is there a difference between a 100 year flood plain and a flood plain?
The flood plain of a river is an area very near the river which floods regularly, generally every 1 to 2 years. The 100-year flood plain is a larger area which has a 1 in 100 chance of flooding in any given year. Over the long term this would average out to a flood every century.
What will happen if Palisades Dam Idaho break?
The river would flood downstream.
What part of a river would you have best luck growing food?
The flood plain. Delta
How can a river be a problem for a region?
the river could flood the region, or it could drain, and the region would lose there water supply from that river. if the river gets polluted then it would be a bad water source
Why is the Egyptian civilization called the Gift of the Nile?
Because during the spring months the nile would rise and flood the river bank where the farmers grew crops and lots of food would grow and hence people would be happy , but sometimes it did not rise and people did not have food for long.
What would happen to surface water the river if there was an increase in rainfall?
The extra rainfall would increase the river's speed and erosion power. Such a river is classed as being in spate (a term for a sudden flood in a river). Such an increase could result in flooding, especially in the lower reaches, on what is the river's flood plain.
