Starter quiz
- What type of weather causes flooding?
- sunny and dry
- cloudy and mild
- heavy rainfall ✓
- cool and showery
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- A river floods when the water goes over the top of its...
- banks ✓
- bed
- source
- mouth
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- How can humans increase the risk of flooding?
- create more tarmac and concrete surfaces ✓
- more people live in towns and cites ✓
- steep slopes next to the river
- cutting trees down ✓
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What is the flat area next to the river called?- floodplain ✓
- meander
- lake
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- What is deforestation?
- cutting trees down ✓
- planting trees
- trees losing their leaves
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- Why do steep slopes increase the risk of flooding?
- more rainwater enters the river more quickly ✓
- they make the river meander
- they make the river slower
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Exit quiz
- Match the correct definition and key term?
- impacts⇔problems or benefits caused by an event ✓
- short term problems⇔issues during and immediately after the flood ✓
- long term problems⇔issues that may last for a long time after the flood ✓
- Shrewsbury is a town on what river?
- Severn ✓
- Thames
- Amazon
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- Are these positive or negative impacts of flooding?
- helps crops to grow⇔positive ✓
- damages houses⇔negative ✓
- roads have to close⇔negative ✓
- What can we use to see if an area is at risk from flooding?
- world map
- aerial photos ✓
- flood risk maps ✓
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- What organisations warn people if there is a risk of flooding?
- Met Office ✓
- Environment Agency ✓
- The NHS
- Department for Education
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- How do embankments help to reduce the risk of floods?
- absorbing water from the river
- slowing the river down
- raising the sides of the river ✓
- raising the height of the river
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Key learning points
- River flooding can cause short-term and long-term problems.
- Digital maps can be used to show areas at risk from flooding.
- The impacts of flooding can be reduced by warning people in advance.
- The risks of river flooding can be reduced by building embankments and planting trees.
Common misconception
Flooding only causes bad impacts.
In some parts of the world flooding can bring sediment to the soil which helps crops grow.
Keywords
Digital map - Maps that can be viewed on a computer.
Embankment - Embankments are where the sides of the river are raised to stop water escaping.
Drainage basin - A drainage basin is the area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Evaporation - Evaporation is where liquid heats up and turns into a gas.
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