Why large populated cities are usually located near rivers
Intro
Montreal
Canada's Quebec Province
Largest city
Saint Lawrence river
Begin with a missionary centre
Became a fur-trading centre
Main Paragraph
St Lawrence River
Explain in Detaill
Conclusion
Become A city in 1832
Connects/Links the Great lakes with the Atlantic ocean
Canal/St lawrence seaway
Link Great lake - St lawrence river - atlantic ocean
The system of lock, canals and channels
Providing a continuous flow
Lake superior
Lake michigan
Lake huron
Lake ontario
Lake erie
Crucial to trade
17th and 18th centuries - transporting valuable furs from north americas/interior to the coast where it could be sold globally
further increase trade
Social
Economic
Environmental
Deforestation
Over cutting trees for lands
Animals habitat will be destroyed
There will be no homes for the animals to live in
Fresh water and food
fishes in the river
Plantation
The land around the river is really fertile
good for growing crops
Flooding
Destroy houses
Cost alot to rebuild
Flooding
Flood retaining wall
Prevent soil erosion and flooding
Deforestation
Cities will not be built on a river in the future
More transportation invented
Plant trees
provide habitat and food
absorb orders and pollutant gases
help prevent water pollution
create economic oppotunities
Sustainable development
life below water - goal 14
Planting a tree whenever you kill a tree
life on land - goal 15