7M Geography Assignment Rhine River by https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23 The Rhine Rivers Social, Cultural and Economic value: By Christina en-us 2016-08-09 02:17:06 UTC 2023-01-24 10:11:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png The Rhine River cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/117759512 The Rhine River system is the 12th longest river system in Europe and plays a significant role.
The start of the Rhine is the Rheinwaldhorn Glaciers in the Swiss Alps, the length of the river is roughly 1,230km and has 69 300 billion litres flowing through it. The Rhine River starts at Switzerland and ends at the Netherlands. It also runs through Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and France.
The Rhine River is linked to other major rivers in Western Europe by canals such as Aare, Neckar, Main, Moselle, and the Ruhr Rivers which are also some of the tributaries of the Rhine River. This river plays an important role in Europe socially, culturally and economically in the interests of Europe. 

]]> 2016-08-09 02:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/117759512 Social Value cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/117864451 The Rhine River is home to many people in multiple of local cities and towns and has been for centuries. During early historic times, the Celts settled on its upper sides of the Rhine and Germanic tribes lived on either side of the lower Rhine. In 53 and 55 BC, Julius Caesar bridged and crossed the Rhine. The Roman empire was formed on the south and east and the Germania’s to the north. Around 400 AD the Western Roman Empire disintegrated, the Rhine was crossed along its entire length by Germanic tribes and formed the first central backbone of the Kingdom of the Franks and then of the Carolingian Empire which was a large empire in western and central Europe during the early middle ages.  Now to modern times, a census from 2012 of the population in the basin region was estimated to be around 50 million people and along the entire river 106 million people. There are castles littered around the Rhine and make great tourist attractions, however, those castles where parts of the history of the River and housed many great people.]]> 2016-08-10 06:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/117864451 Cultural value: the Lorelei cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118084402 The Lorelei rock is a 132 m (433 ft) high, steep slate rock on the right bank of the Rhine River and is telling the tale of a siren named Lorelei.]]> 2016-08-12 04:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118084402 Cultural Value: Drachenfels Castle cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118171536 Several legends surround the Drachenfels, most notable on is that Siegfried killed the dragon Fafnir, who lived in a cave in the hill, then submersed himself in its blood to become invulnerable. Thus, the hill is called the "Dragon's Rock", Drachenfels.

]]> 2016-08-13 03:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118171536 Cultural Value: Lorelei statue cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118171592 The siren Lorelei is said to have lured fishermen to their destruction with her singing until she was overcome with love and committed suicide. A bronze statue of the nymph overlooks the river.]]> 2016-08-13 03:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118171592 Economic Value cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118217780 2016-08-14 23:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118217780 Economic Value cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413159 (note: the Ruhr is a part of the Rhine River)]]> 2016-08-16 12:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413159 Economic Value cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413189 These are some of the companies that use the Rhine for economic purposes. (note: the Ruhr is a part of the Rhine River)]]> 2016-08-16 12:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413189 Economic Value cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413633 The Rhine River is economically valuable to many countries and towns that live along it and earns money in various ways. The Average per capita [GDP] of countries the Rhine flowed through is US$ 23 877. One of the ways the Rhine makes money is through the industry, some examples of the industry work are shipyards, refineries, chemical plants/industries, metal and car industries/producers, rubber industries, electrical industries, metal industries and food industries. Another way is their agriculture, one of the popular ways the Rhine in used for this is the vineyards in Germany. ]]> 2016-08-16 12:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/118413633 Environmental Issue cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/120142835 The Rhine is currently quite polluted and is affecting the civilisation around it. The pollution in the Rhine River began during the 1850’s and problems and treatment to those problems continue currently. Agriculture is one of the biggest reasons the Rhine is affected due to fertilizer runoff also waste and chemical leaks from factories and industries that were released into the river have caused major problems. Making homes and towns (Urbanisation) is another issue and is causing water pollution rates to go down causing the Rhine to become something like an open sewer.  One of the effects is the sudden decrease and extinction  the fish population such as salmon in the Rhine. Another effect of these is the water quality, the water quality currently in the Rhine is not safe to drink because of metals, such as small pieces of copper and zinc and pesticides from plants flow into the water. Half a million fish have been killed and the death toll continues to increase. Many groups and associations were formed in order to get the species of fish back and are trying to help the water in the Rhine become drinkable again. Fish ladders were built to help fish travel through dams in countries such as Germany and France. Agreements have been made, like France reduce of chloride (a chemical) by 60%. The Rhine is slowly undoing the damage that was being made and fish species are coming back slowly.]]> 2016-08-27 07:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/120142835 Cultural Value Definition cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121579539 2016-09-05 10:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121579539 Social Value Definition cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121579973 2016-09-05 10:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121579973 Economic Value Definition cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121580214 2016-09-05 11:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121580214 Environmental Issue Definition cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121580533 2016-09-05 11:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121580533 Rhine River Castle History cgade https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121989767 (Social value)]]> 2016-09-07 02:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/121989767 https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/346844150 2019-03-31 02:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/346844150 https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/346844220 2019-03-31 02:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cgade/mnhegpysmx23/wish/346844220