3. Human Interaction with the hydrosphere

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Human interaction with rivers

Ecosystems:

Human interaction with rivers

In early times people settled on banks on rivers.

Settlements were settled close to water and on food plains with rich soil for farming.

Fish was a source of food and the river provided transport by boat.

As settlements grew into town, the need for water increased.

people needed water for agriculture, industry and lifestyle.

Managing water resources

To manage increasing needs for water people had to:

!) build dams

2) trap ground water

3) Desalination

Ecology of rivers

Human interaction with rivers