Floods A quick quiz about floods, hydrographs and case studies. 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? GeographyAll LevelsWJEC Created by: KayCreated on: 13-05-11 10:11 What did the Egyptians do to control the Nile? Built the Aswan Dam 1 of 15 What is NOT a phycial cause of flooding? Deforestation 2 of 15 What did NOT happen as a result of the Aswan Dam? Death of livestock 3 of 15 Animals do what to increase likelyhood of flooding? Compact soil / eat vegetation 4 of 15 What does NOT create a FLASHY hydrograph? Afforestation 5 of 15 Impermeable geology = FLASHY hydrograph? True 6 of 15 Ploughing = FLASHY hydrograph? False 7 of 15 What caused the 2011 floods in Australia? La Nina 8 of 15 What is NOT a human cause of flooding? Soil Type 9 of 15 What does URBANISATION do to increase flood risk? Increases OLF 10 of 15 What does winter do to increase flood risk? Freezes soil 11 of 15 What types of precipitation icreases flood risk? Monsoon/Typhoon/Storms 12 of 15 Where is flooding most likey to occur? High residential areas 13 of 15 Agriculture increases flood risk? Both 14 of 15 What is NOT a feature on a GENTLE hydrograph Steep falling limb 15 of 15
Soft Engineering: River Quaggy restoration scheme, UK GCSE/AS River Management case Study 3.0 / 5 based on 6 ratings
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