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Significance of Rivers in Human Activities

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Significance of Rivers in Human Activities

Question

Give the significance of river to human Activities.

Answer

- River provide water for domestic and industrial use.
- Rivers are used for irrigation and decrease food production.
- Some rivers have waterfalls that are used to generate Hydroelectric power.
- Some rivers are fishing grounds.
- Rivers are habitats of aquatic life.
- Rivers form fertile agricultural soils when they deposit alluvial soils in flood plains.
- Act as tourist attraction sites to earn foreign exchange.