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15 Cards in this Set
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Processes of erosion |
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Processes of transportation |
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Stages of a river |
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What is in the upper part of the river |
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Ox Bow Lakes are in the lower section, what features does each part have |
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Meanders are in the lower section, what features does the cross section have have |
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What does a hydrograph do |
It tells you how long it takes for the rain to get to the lakes |
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Name the characteristics of a flashy hydrograph |
Frozen Ground Heavy Rain Urbanisation Deforestation Up and Down Ploughing Impermeable Rock |
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Name the characteristics of a subdued hydrograph |
Normal ground Light Rain Countryside Lots of Forest Permeable Rock |
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CASE STUDY Water taken from lake ______ to Liverpool |
V ery Y ummy R aisins N ice W ith Y oghurt |
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CASE STUDY Lake Vyrnwy |
2 chapels, 3 inns, 10 farmhouses and 37 houses were lost The dam was expensive to build and requires annual maintenance |
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Case Study Mississippi |
Year- 1993 Deaths- 43 Evacuated- 50000 Land Flooded- 26000 KM Crops Lost $2.44 Billion Total Cost- $12 Billion |
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Case Study Bangladesh |
Year- 2004 Deaths- 750+ Homeless- 7 Million Crops Destroyed- 2 Million Hectares Homes Destroyed- 2.6 Million Total Cost- £7 Billion |
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Case Study Mississippi Solutions |
Levees
Concreete Lined Channels River Straightening Dams on Tributries Repair Levees Sand bags Overall Hard Engineering |
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Case Study Bangladesh Solutions
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Cyclone Shelters
Mega Phones/ Radio Transmitions for Warnings Better Forecasting Overall Soft Engineering |
