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Talk about the importance of rivers
Rivers have been very useful to men in all parts of the earth since very early times. They
provide water to slake the thirst of men, to fertilize their lands and to provide a means of
communication for the goods that transport from place to place.
Early civilization began on the banks of the great rivers of the world, such as the Nile and
the Indus. These rivers provided the water, the people on their banks needed for all their
purposes. As people in those early days did not have the transport facilities that we have
today, they had to live close to the rivers to transport their goods to places along the
rivers and to draw the water that they needed.
Rivers not only provided water for their domestic needs and agriculturalpurposes but
also enabled the people to move from place to place among their banks. Boats or rafts
were used to travel from one end of a river to another. In the same way, goods were also
transported. With the transport of goods and the contacts of people between different
parts of the same river, there were also many cultural exchanges. Thus, rivers helped to
spread civilization.
It is true, however, that rivers have also caused much misery and unhappiness to millions
of people throughout history. They have caused floods and destroyed lives and property
in all parts of the earth. For example, the Hwang Ho in China has been described as “the
sorrow of China” because of the destruction that it had caused in the past.
But it should be realized that floods occur once in several years. Therefore, the damage
that rivers cause is not so great as the benefits that they confer on humanity. Today,
rivers continue to be used not only as a source of water for drinking and fertilizing the
lands or as a means of transport but also as a source of electricity which has
revolutionized society.
The importance of rivers is therefore not difficult to appreciate.
Tầm quan trọng của sông
Nói về tầm quan trọng của sông
Rivers đã rất hữu ích cho những người đàn ông trong tất cả các phần của trái đất
từ thời rất sớm. Họ cung cấp nước để giải khát cơn khát của người đàn ông, để
thụ tinh cho vùng đất của họ và để cung cấp một phương tiện truyền thông cho