Why do Holland have many windmill?Where did they used it for?
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they built windmills because they had many many rivers and they wanted to use the water energy for things like grinding grains etc. it was also a method to limit the water flow and thus prevent flooding, as 70% of the country is at or below sea level
688409
To have a colony there like everyone else in Europe.  That's why the Germans went there, too.
915827
Very simply, blowing wind spins the blades on a wind turbine -- just like a large toy pinwheel. The spinning blades turn a generator that makes electricity. \nwind Mills use blades to collect the wind’s kinetic energy. Windmills work because they slow down the speed of the wind. The wind flows over the airfoil shaped blades causing lift, like the effect on airplane wings, causing them to turn. The blades are connected to a drive shaft that turns an electric generator to produce electricity. \n\n\n"Basically, a wheel turns and it has a set of gears inside of it," he describes. "It has a stroke mechanism and the motor that goes up and down. There is a rod attached down to the top of the well and you have pipe and another sucker rod that goes all the way down to a solder down in the water in the well." \n\n\nThe biggest benefit of windmills is that they use a free source of energy to make more energy. As the wind blows, it turns the blades on the windmill, forcing the gears down below to react. Depending on what the windmill's specific purpose is, a windy day can provide a significant amount of energy for free. \n\n\n"Windmills get their power from the wind," Russ says. "The wind basically just turns a wheel. It has a couple of check valves and a few cup leathers down there so that it just lifts the water."
628068
Dutch people come from the Netherlands which is also called Holland I believe.
368150
if you want a huge turbine in your back yard, you could try using the wind for your energy
244034
At first, they thought they were going to Asia. The Spanish soon found that the islands could be used as a staging post in conquering Latin America and its empires. The ycould also grow cash crops there. They ended up working the Amerindian population to near extinction before starting to import slaves. The French, English and Dutch came to the Carribbean to claim lands of their own.
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given that they are rich in minerals and nurients from active stream deposition, there most common use is for farming and agricultural research. \n\nThe Canterbury Plains of New Zealand are a classic example of alluvial plains where extensive farming is carried out and also agricultural research from the nearby Lincoln University in Christchurch.
283855
Windmill are great for educational toys and art and craft stuff.  They can send you a catalogue too.
507174
here you go... http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcnetherlands.htm for all round information about Netherlands
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There is often confusion about Holland. Some people call the Netherlands, Holland, but it is not the same. Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands and like the Dakotas, Carolinas and Virginias, there are two Hollands. \n\n "North-Holland" (Capital city is Haarlem) and "South-Holland" (Capital city is The Hague). MAP \n\n Holland used to be an independent country. It had a "Count", its own coinage (until the 19th century!), its own measuring units and time - but it gave up that independence in the 16th century, when it allied with the Northern and Southern Netherlands against the armies of the King of Spain whom at the time was officially the "Count of Holland" and ruled over this whole area. \n\n The main reasons for war were religious differences, disputes over taxes and the fact that when some cities wanted to break free, the King's army was quite brutal to civilians. \n\n Eventually the Southern Netherlands gave up the fight and stayed occupied by foreign forces until 1830. That area is now called Belgium. The Northern Netherlands fought on and won. Then, along with the counties of (Holland, Drente, Groningen, Friesland, Gelderland, Zeeland and Utrecht) became a free Republic, including the occupied regions of Brabant and Limburg. \n\n All these counties (called provinces today, together with some new ones) are now called "The Kingdom of the Netherlands." MAP \n\n Today the province of Limburg still has a Governor and to say to someone from Limburg or Friesland that he or she is from Holland, is considered an insult. They are not! They consider themselves to be from the Netherlands. They even have their own language. \n\n People from other Provinces (except North and South Holland) will perhaps not consider it a real insult, but still they are not from Holland. \n\n In summary, Holland gave up it's independence a very long time ago, so calling the Netherlands "Holland", is like calling Great Britain "England."
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solar energy to create heat and use that to turn turbines(as in a hydroelectric the force of water turns turbine), windmills use the wind to wind the huge fans and the mechanical energy to wind turbines to create electricity. states like california, new jersey and new york use these kinds of technology.
445239
Dutch territory was widely expanded during the 19th century and early 20th century until a territory was formed that become known as the Dutch East Indies. This territory is now the independent nation state of Indonesia. The Netherlands where, by then, the colonial power with the largest Muslim population in the world. The bureaucratic system needed to govern this territory was expensive, whilst the Dutch elite was determined to earn money rather than lose it. This let to an exploitation of the 'Inlander', aboriginal (Indonesian) population. Some Inlanders demanded independence during the years between the first and second world wars. The Netherlands government was keen to grant independence, but only once the nation had become 'civilized enough' from the Dutch viewpoint.\n\nThe Netherlands were the last European country to abolish slavery. The Black people in Suriname were replaced by cheaper Hindus and Muslims from British India. Suriname had a mixed Black and Hindustani population until the 1970s. This once rich colony hit poverty during the years between the two world wars. During the Second World War, however, the economy developed as the American army bought extensive stocks of aluminium from Suriname in order to enhance their aircraft-building programme.
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Being from Holland is a good start.
784086
You mean a silo? That they put green ensilage such as grass, soy or corn into? they originally were holes in the ground, like a root cellar, kept covered up to protect from frost, then they began using the wood above ground silos about 1890 (which allowed them to feed cows well enough to produce  nearly as much milk in winter as summer), and invented machines to load and unload them after years of doing it the hard way. Then they developed concrete (only rich people had stone ones) silos, then the blue "Harvestore" type, and eventually they have gone to the long white bags and now full circle back to "bunkers" in the ground. There are also grain silos, usually galvanized corrugated metal construction, more often associated with grain production or poultry feeding.
1013236
It is to light the way for the incoming immigrants to a new land.  It was designed and built by the French.
50816
very rich and deep.  dutch purchased from the algonquinns for the equivalant of $24 worth of seashell necklaces.  then british kicked out the dutch.  many dutch names still in ny like amsterdam ave, vanderbilt ave, and many windmills on long island in old dutch settlements.  a place called governors island which is closed except to employees with clearance still has original dutch built homes with dutch lap wood siding.  many american revolution areas of history such as washington square park(from movie "barefoot in the park" where washington rested his men.
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In the old days, people used windmills to churn up corn or wheat or to use the power to saw wood.