HIST 2250 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Article Dorthy Zeisler-Vralsted.docx
12 Mar 2012
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The cultural and hydrological development of the mississippi & volga river. One perceived benefit of the moscow-volga canal were the provision of drinking water for moscow"s rapidly growing population. In the us the army corps engineers used technological breakthroughs in navigation engineering to create an intercontinental channel that permanently transformed the upper mississippi into intercontinental highway. Ecological consequences include degraded water quality, elimination of natural floodplain, bank erosion, Also helped midwestern farmers remain competitive in domestic/international markets loss of species etc. is still being realized. Even before the modern period, both rivers served as major transportation artery and each was idealized in literature and visual arts. Mississippi is the longest river in north america (3705 km) Volga is the longest river in europe (3700 km) Engineers began improvements on the river in the 1830"s. Initially worked tor remove snags, sandbars, and shoals in order to accommodate increasing commercial and passenger traffic.
