Identify 8 benefits and 8 dangers of rivers
Question has 16 marks
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
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