Mississippi River Flooding Case Study

Question 1 of 10

1

Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River is in which state.

Select one of the following:

Mississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

The Mississippi- Missouri drainage basin covers what proportion of the USA.

Select one of the following:

1/3
1/2
1/5
3/5

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Until what year was the Mississippi River considered 'untameable'.

Select one of the following:

1971
1993
1911
1927

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

The hard engineering strategies along the Mississippi River were designed to withstand a 1:100 year flood event.
What was the 1993 flood estimated to be?

Select one of the following:

A 1:150 year flood.
A 1:250 year flood.
A 1:500 year flood.
A 1:1000 year flood.

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

How many people died in the 1993 Mississippi River Flood.

Select one of the following:

50
97
101
348

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What flood management strategies were introduced after the 1927 flood? Select five answers?

Select one or more of the following:

Dams and Reservoirs
Afforestation
Diversionary Spillways
Channelisation
Strengthening Levees
River Restoration
Wetland and Riverbank Conservation

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

How many federal levees broke or were overtopped in the 1993 flood?

Select one of the following:

31
49
14
22

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

After the 1927 flood, how many dams were built along the Missouri stretch of the Mississippi River?

Select one of the following:

6
2
3
8

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

The 19 reservoirs and dams created by Tennessee Valley Authority limited river levels to 9.8m in 1957. What would the river level have been without this management?

Select one of the following:

16.5
19.2
21.3
32.6

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Between 1934 and 1945 a 530km stretch of the Mississippi River was shortened by how much?

Select one or more of the following:

20km
192km
81km
300km

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Geography AS Level Case Study on the Causes, Impacts and Management of 1993 Mississippi River Flood.

Mississippi River Flooding Case Study

Mississippi River Flooding Case Study

Question 1 of 10

Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River is in which state.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

The Mississippi- Missouri drainage basin covers what proportion of the USA.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Until what year was the Mississippi River considered 'untameable'.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

The hard engineering strategies along the Mississippi River were designed to withstand a 1:100 year flood event. What was the 1993 flood estimated to be?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

How many people died in the 1993 Mississippi River Flood.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

What flood management strategies were introduced after the 1927 flood? Select five answers?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

How many federal levees broke or were overtopped in the 1993 flood?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

After the 1927 flood, how many dams were built along the Missouri stretch of the Mississippi River?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

The 19 reservoirs and dams created by Tennessee Valley Authority limited river levels to 9.8m in 1957. What would the river level have been without this management?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Between 1934 and 1945 a 530km stretch of the Mississippi River was shortened by how much?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

The hard engineering strategies along the Mississippi River were designed to withstand a 1:100 year flood event.
What was the 1993 flood estimated to be?