Importance of River by Jabir

1. IMPORTANCE OF RIVER Presenter Jabir Hussain. 1

2. Table of Contents Introduction to River Importance of River Properties of River Source of Food & Water Source of Energy Source for Political Purposes Source of Spreading Civilization Source of Transportation Source of Economy Source of Tourism Conclusion References 2

3. What is River ? The Russian river near its mouth, Northern California. http ://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_natural_function_of_rivers.html 3

4. RIVER The water body in that water moves from it’s source and  higher altitude to a lower altitude and eventually to the mouth in specific channel or bed under the influence of gravity. Source is where it originates where there is confluence of many distributaries or small water bodies, and mouth is where river empties into like sea/ocean and deposits it’s ultimate load Part of hydrological cycle and is referred as the arteries of the planet Note: for ease and convenience and to remain as snug as a bug in a rug, the definition and the words are put in sentence for m, but be sure it ought to be in bullets form as in presentation merely bullets or points are used. 4

5. River Profile/River system 5

6. Missouri River near Craig, Montana, State of USA http://myitchytravelfeet.com/2012/07/26/fly-fishing-in-montana Importance of Rivers River is life line and habitat for millions of living species and thus plays a imperative & Pivotal role 6

7. Properties of River River has volume of 0.0017 cubic km*1,000,00 in hydrosphere and total percent in hydrosphere is 0.00004 Largest transporter of chemicals to ocean i.e. (Si,Al,Na,K.Mg,Ca,CO3) . Homogeneity of water in river. Favorable conditions for oxidation Ca and HCO3 are dominant chemical contents in river water. Elements in river have lower residence time. River has 3 kinds of sediment loads ( bed, suspended & dissolved load). Residence time of river is 2 to 6 months. Rivers drain nearly 75% of the earth's land surface. 7

8. Source of Food and water 8

9. Source of Food and Water Rich source of Fish Fishing in Flint River Georgia www.yakangler.com 9

10. Irrigation system in the Philippines. www.panoramio.com Source of irrigation 10

11. Source for Fertilization Fertilization of plants in Woodland Texas. http://www.askonesource.com/lawn 11

12. Horse and other animals drinking water from itchen river, England http :// wherebeechmastfalls.blogspot.com Source of Slaking thirst 12

13. Source of Energy 13

14. Watermill driven by water channel drawn from river, Ireland River water Reservoir(dam) for generation of hydral energy Hydral Energy : Watermill & Dam 14

15. Source for Political Purposes 15

16. Source for spreading Civilization 16

17. Source of Transportation 17

18. Source of Economy 18

19. Source of Tourism 19

20. River as a source of Tourism 20

21. Conclusion 21

22. Devout and Warm Thanks 22

23. References http:// ponce.sdsu.edu/the_natural_function_of_rivers.html http ://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rivers/importance.html http:// wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/rivers http:// www.askonesource.com 23

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