What are the physcial and Human causes of Flooding?
- Created by: Erin Walsh
- Created on: 04-03-18 18:13
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What are the Physical and human causes of flooding?
Physical
- When a river bursts its banks and overflows into the floodplain
- When heavy rainfall occurs
- Steep sided channel- when a river is suurounded by steep slopes, surface run off is more likely to happen
- A lack of vegetation or woodland- When there are no trees and plans for precipiotation, the water overflows causing foods
- A drainage basin mainly including impermeable rocks- This means that the water cannot enter the rock meaning it will run over the surface
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