Shutterstock Mountains are an important part of the world, and one of the ways that they help to shape the environment are by keeping water flowing into rivers. Due to being at higher altitudes, mountains can ‘hold’ water for long periods of time and release it down into the rivers below at a slow and steady rate. In the warm months, this means that anytime it rains, the water flows down to fill the rivers. In the winter, the water is held up on…
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