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How do the Dutch use polders?
They first build dikes around some immersed land, then pump the water out of it (formerly using windmills), then use it for growing crops.
Which counrty has polders reclaimed from the sea?
There are over a dozen countries that have polders, but Holland (also known as the Netherlands) has the most and is the country most famous for them. Because so much of the land lies below sea level, it is necessary to build dikes or embankments to hold back the ocean water and prevent flooding. The Dutch first started building polders about a thousand years ago and there are now about 3,000 in their country. Polders are low lying tracts of land usually protected by embankments or dikes. Comes from a Dutch word 'poire' Land claimed from water covered sources, lakes and seas.
What big political events happened in 1997?
Clinton inaugurated for 2d term. Princess Diana dies. Mother Teresa dies. OJ Simpson found liable in his civil trial. A sheep is cloned. Murder of designer Versace. Heavens gate cultists kill themselves. Tony Blair appointed in UK. Timothy mcVeigh convicted. Nasa launches probe to Saturn. Rassi yousef found guilty for trade center bombings. See link for everything if you need more-
How did the ancient Chinese prevent flooding?
The Chinese have built dams to prevent flooding.
What are the name of the earthen walls built along a river to protect from floods?
Levees, dikes.
What country is known for dikes?
The Netherlands (The Dutch built the dikes):-)
What are the types of dikes?
The two main types of dikes are igneous dikes, which form when magma is forced into fractures in rocks and then solidifies, and coastal dikes, which are man-made structures built along coastlines to protect against flooding and erosion.
Who built dikes?
Dikes are built by engineers and construction workers to prevent flooding by controlling the flow of water in rivers, lakes, and coastal areas. The construction of dikes requires careful planning, engineering expertise, and maintenance to ensure they remain stable and effective in protecting against flooding.
Why did the sumerians built dikes?
because they need to built it to live in it
How do Chinese people harvest rice?
* The Chinese built dikes to control the annual flooding. * Due to the lack of mannure farmers often used human waste for fertiliser.
Building of dikes can reduce soil erosion?
Because dikes are built at the edge of the ricefields to stop the water from carrying the soft soil away
What keeps the lowlands in the netherland from flooding?
Dikes, mills and many villages are built on terps.
What does the last name Friesen mean?
Friesen- People who built dikes and dams in Friesland =) Hope this helps :)
How did the ancient Chinese prevent flooding and how did they prevent droughts?
they bult dikes and dams to rederect the water and to clam te water.
What are dikes used for?
it is a channel along which water flows or it is a high bank built on flat land near the coast to prevent flooding by the sea, an artificial slope or wall. Holland and the low countries are famous for these constructions
