Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Why are rivers important

This year Kawakawa Primary has been learning a lot about rivers and why they are important, so that was our writing focus. Enjoy!

Why are rivers important?
Rivers are important to a lot of things, but no one seems to realise it, and no one's going to realise
it until it's too late and all the rivers are polluted and gone. Rivers are natural watercourses with fresh
water (mostly) and flows into lakes and streams and the ocean. Without rivers we wouldn't be able
to do a variety of activities and some animals will go extinct without rivers. They also provide us food
and fresh water.  


Rivers are important because without them we would not be able to do a range of activities,
including; Kayaking, Canoeing, Swimming, Boating and fishing. A popular thing to do in rivers is
kayaking and swimming, if we didn't have rivers then we would only be able to kayak in them, nor
would we be able to swim or fish in them. 62% of new zealand's rivers are unsafe to swim in due
to pollution.


Rivers are a habitat for animals. Animals like Eels/Tuna, Dragonfly, Crabs, Ducks and more animals
live in the rivers. If the rivers become polluted where would they go? They wouldn't be able to stay in
rivers or around them because of the awful smells and the bad water. 72% of New Zealand's fish
are threatened with extinction in our rivers.


Rivers are providers. They give us food when we take the time to go fishing, you could catch a
variety of things, like fish, tuna, eels, ect. They provide us with fresh water to drink and watering
crops. River water is important to a lot of people who can't afford to pay the water bills and people
who live far away from towns.

44% of New Zealand's rivers are already polluted and are trying to be fixed but its going to take a
long time and if we don't do anything to fix it then it's going to end up impossible to fix and no one
will be able to fix it anymore. If everyone can start thinking about what's going to happen to our
rivers and waterways then maybe they won't all become polluted.

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