Dr Strange Asked on: Mon Jan 11 2021, 13:01:36 Participation Badges: 5

Identify 8 benefits and 8 dangers of rivers


Question has 16 marks

Tapiwa Posted on: Mon Jan 11 2021, 13:24:47 Participation Badges: 5 In response to: Question has 16 marks...

Benefits
-Agriculture (stream bank cultivation).
-Floodplains produced by rivers during floods provide good fertile soils
-Power generation (HEP)
-Water source for domestic use
-Food source (fish) for domestic or commercial purposes
-River landforms can be used as tourist sites e.g Vic Falls
-Tourist activities e.g canoeing

*Dangers/Disadvantage*
Most dangers of rivers comes from floods
-Flooding which can result in property damage, dam bursts
River undercutting can cause land collapse & mass movements

Tapiwa Posted on: Mon Jan 11 2021, 13:24:47 Participation Badges: 5 In response to: Question has 16 marks...

Benefits
-Agriculture (stream bank cultivation).
-Floodplains produced by rivers during floods provide good fertile soils
-Power generation (HEP)
-Water source for domestic use
-Food source (fish) for domestic or commercial purposes
-River landforms can be used as tourist sites e.g Vic Falls
-Tourist activities e.g canoeing

*Dangers/Disadvantage*
Most dangers of rivers comes from floods
-Flooding which can result in property damage, dam bursts
River undercutting can cause land collapse & mass movements