Rivers Flashcards

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Identify one social cost of dams and reservoirs
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Social costs of constructing dams and reservoirs include:

  • the displacement of people due to flooding
  • the loss of cultural heritage
  • the resettlement of large numbers of people
  • the health and well-being of affected populations both upstream and downstream

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Identify one social cost of dams and reservoirs
Give three examples of soft engineering.
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Examples include:

  • flood warnings
  • flood plain zoning
  • planting trees
  • river restoration

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Give three examples of soft engineering.
Draw a diagram to illustrate the formation of a waterfall.
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Formation of a waterfall

Formation of a waterfall

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Draw a diagram to illustrate the formation of a waterfall.
In the middle course of the river valley floor becomes wider why is this?
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The increase in lateral (sideways) erosion.

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In the middle course of the river valley floor becomes wider why is this?
Identify the type of transportation labelled D in the diagram below.

River transportation processes

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Saltation

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Identify the type of transportation labelled D in the diagram below.




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