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Why are rivers important?
What about Desert?

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They carry water, organisms and important gases and nutrients to many areas. They also help drain rainwater and provide habitats for many species of plants and animals. As they make their way to the sea, rivers help shape the features of the Earth.

The Desert Biome is an important part of Earth because many animals live in it and it is a source of sand. Also, a lot of oil is often found under many deserts. … Several species of vultures also live in the desert to scavenge on animal remains. The Desert Biome is also important because it has its own ecosystem.

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Rivers support trade into distinct ways. First, they provide trade routes to carry products to the seas for shipping.

Secondly, they create arable land because of the nutrient-rich soil deposited in river basins. The water from rivers can also be delivered to farmland to water crops, a process known as irrigation.

Because water is a scarce resource overall in this region, many residents rely on subsistence agriculture, which means maintaining small farms that produce only enough for the survival of a single family. This is different than commercial agriculture, which means producing crops on a mass scale for a profit, and requires a large amount of water for irrigation.

Deserts make trade more difficult because travel is difficult and they cannot support farming. Some people manage to make a small living in the desert by nomadic herding and trading. Interestingly, many (but not all) desert nations have found economic success due to the presence of a very valuable natural resource: oil. Oil is one of the most precious resources shipped along the waterways of the Middle East.

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