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humans use water and the way a society functions. (Kley & Reijerkerk) (Klaver, “Placing Water and Culture”, 2012) In modern times it is evident that there has been a shift from appreciation and deep respect to a desire to control the power which water possesses. The building of dams and the straightening of naturally meandering rivers is evidence of the human need to control and harness rather than be influenced by the nature that surrounds us. This need to control has caused problems around the world- causing pieces of the bridge between water and the cultures that so heavily rely on it to chip away. The building of dams and the changing of rivers affects thousands of people who rely on the river for their livelihood. For example, the Meander River in Turkey has been the source of life giving water to people living on its banks for thousands of years. Once the power of this river was realized, the government stated that it was “not being utilized” and that the building of dams and the control of the river was necessary to allow the river to reach its full potential. This complete lack of regard for nature and culture destroyed thousands of lives and led to the displacement of thousands who had relied on this once pristine and powerful body of water. (Vermeyecegiz, 2011) From this point that we have reached, one can only hope that restoration for the world as a whole is on the horizon. It is becoming unnervingly apparent that our world is hurdling towards a water crisis with…

In 2005, it had narrowed slightly to 486.68 meters (Google Earth). By 2014, the meander was 465.06 meters wide (Google Earth). This shows that the meander is continuing to narrow. This is due to the combination of erosion of the soft bank of the river and sediment deposition on the opposite bank (Bowlick et al. 124). In the case of this section of the Savannah River, the right bank of the river is where the deposition occurs while erosion occurs on the left bank. Eventually the meander will…

The Mississippi River is an important river system that allows the transport of goods into the United States. One of the main problems of the Mississippi River is that it is a meandering river, meaning that its river course is constantly bending, allowing it to change course at several instances throughout time. The rates of meandering can be seen using the Google Earth-based GIS program by overlaying old maps of the Mississippi River onto the current map seen on Google Earth. These meandering…

flow through the cliff after the glacier finally melted. The freeze in the winter, and flow again in the spring. We can’t walk on the cliffs in a straight line because streams cut deep valleys in the cliff over a long period of time. When the glaciers melted 10,000 years ago, water rushed through the cave, Howe Caverns, and the water rolled boulders and rocks. Clay and till got deposited where the river slowed down. Other cave features like stalactites, stalagmites,and flowstone formed. There…

which represent the eyes of the goodness. Later on the Vinca lids were found, the eyes on them were more like in a circle, or sometimes in a parallel line, or other aquatic symbols. Vinca lids were basically, a jar or vase lidded which was highly ornamented with owl eyes. These were made in ceramics by the vinca people. Vinca lids had different design on like parallel lines, variety of meanders, single or multiple v 's etc. This means the lids was showing the Bird Goddess and these lids are…

Artifact 1: Feather Shield Picture/Source Aztec civilization feather shield (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From Mexican Altiplano) Description/Source These Shields were used by Aztecs in battle. The Aztecs were a warrior civilization, and this shield represents that. The Aztecs built their empire on tribute from conquered places. (Mexico, Aztec civilization. feather shield with linear meander design incorporating eye motifs. From…

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Running water is totally unalike form volcanoes and earthquakes. Due to earthquakes and volcanoes that change the Earth rapidly, running water works very slowly in shaping the Earth’s landscape. At first valley was thought to be formed independently, but now the know that valleys are form running water. Furthermore, valleys are categorized as youth, and old age. Youth is like the beginning where there are less valleys. When the stream produces more energy and the slopes are less spiky is…

Cruising stones, sliding rocks, moving stones, and moving rocks are a topographical marvel where rocks move and write long tracks along a smooth valley floor without human or creature intercession. Stones with unpleasant bottoms leave straight striated tracks while those with smooth bottoms have a tendency to meander. Stones once in a while turn over, presenting another edge to the ground and leaving an alternate track in the stone's wake. Trails contrast in both heading and length. Rocks…

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