Thinking about the Environment

This will be just reflecting about the uses of rivers!

Any idea what a river, made up of only tributaries, distributaries and watershed etc. actually can do. It may be only be from a boring source, but if you think deep enough, you might feel that they are really cool natural phenomenon!

Firstly, rivers can actually form physical structures like the Grand Canyon of Arizona that is done by the Colorado River. It is really interesting to know about this as it is just a natural ability of the nature to do special things like that. Being able to form a unique physical landform will have a great impact on the country because it will bring about curious tourists to come to the country to have a look at it themselves and enjoy nature. Isn't it marvellous? Besides, the country also benefit from it as economic growth will increase.

Secondly, rivers can also facilitate human activities such as trading purposes and also to link indigenious people from various countries to have cultural exchanges to understand more about each other so as to reduce the chances of having conflict between countries. An example is the river that flows through Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and Romania and empties at the Black Sea. Isn't it cool! People of various countries can easily meet one another by just a streamline! Wouldn't it be great if life was just that simple and thus reducing the amount of global warming caused by fuel used in machineries due to technology like aircraft. Gosh, the Earth needs to be saved from pollutants that causes the Earth to be sick! :(

Lastly, it provides humans the basic neccessity of our life! Water! For example, Ganges people go up to the Himalayas Mountains to obtain for cooking, drinking and washing. Water is one that will keep us alive and going and ensure that our cells have sufficient water to keep us alive with different functions. It also helps in maintaining our body temperature by homeostasis to maintain the stable and suitable internal environment in the body. So, dont you agree that rivers really have done a great part for the Earth? (: