Starter quiz

  • Which of these organisations help to warn us of flood risks?
    • the Met Office  ✓
    • the NHS
    • the police
    • the Environment Agency  ✓
  • What type of map is pictured?
    What type of map is pictured?
    • a flood risk map  ✓
    • a rainfall map
    • a river map
  • How can people prepare for a flood?
    • put their umbrellas up
    • put sandbags in their doorways  ✓
    • close roads that are likely to flood  ✓
  • How do embankments reduce the risk of flooding?
    • They raise the sides of rivers so they can hold more water.  ✓
    • They make rivers wider.
    • They remove water from rivers.
  • How do trees reduce the flood risk?
    • They collect rainwater and store it.  ✓
    • They stop it raining.
    • They take water out of rivers.
  • Planting trees is a ______ way of reducing the risk of flooding.
    • 'natural' ✓
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