What are the physcial and Human causes of Flooding?

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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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