ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF RIVER DELTA
Deltas have fertile soils used for agriculture. Deltas are also used for settlement e.g. Nile delta. Deltas are also used for navigation e.g. Niger delta. Deltas are used for fishing purposes e.g. Nile delta. There is oil mining in the Nile delta. Mangrove swamps in the Rufiji delta are used for building poles. The papyrus swamps in them can be used for making hand crafts for example at albert Nile delta. Deltas hinder the construction communication lines. Swamps in delta also hinder settlement. Delta areas are usually prone at flooding and can destroy people’s property. They harbor disease causing vectors such as snails and mosquitoes RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTON...