The Yellow River, known as the second-longest river in China and located in its northern part is a beautiful natural endowment cherished by the people in the region but which has been affected by the activities of man. Today, the river is plagued with flooding. Research has shown that man's activities dating to thousands of years ago proved the construction of embankments meant to control the overflow of water from the river. This effort was to have future negative effects.
These levees caused the accumulation of sediments which eventually resulted in flooding. It was also the expansion and intensification of agricultural activities by man that warranted the construction of the levees on this river.
One of the three reasons for Georgia's founding. King George II hoped that Georgia would be able to produce wine, rice, silk, and indigo. The King hoped that the new colony would bring economic prosperity to England.
