GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Drain water from low lying coastal areas to create polders.
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Provide wind relief because of the Netherlands’ hot arid climate.
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Supply power for the prosperous flower industry.
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Cut wood from the deforestation in the Tropical Rainforest in the Netherlands.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polder is a Dutch word originally meaning silted-up land or earthen wall, and generally used to designate a piece of land reclaimed from the sea or from inland water. It is used for a drained marsh, a reclaimed coastal zone, or a lake dried out by pumping.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders, as its engineers became noted for developing techniques to drain wetlands and make them usable for agriculture and other development. The Dutch and their ancestors have been working to hold back and reclaim land from the North Sea for over 2000 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once dikes were built, canals and pumps were used to drain the land and to keep it dry. From the 1200s, windmills were used to pump excess water off the fertile soil, and windmills became an icon of the country.