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Mapa Mental por Elora Graham, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Elora Graham
mais de 7 anos atrás
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Flood Management AQA GCSE
- Hard engineering
- Embankments:
raising the level
of the river
bank.
- Flood Relief
channels; concrete
channels to make
the river bypass
urban areas.
- Dams and
Reservoirs: artificial
lakes that control
water and prevent
large amounts of
water flow
- Channel straightening:
cutting off meanders
to speed up water
flow.
- Embankments:
raising the level
of the river
bank.
- Soft engineering
- Afforestation: planting trees
- Wetland areas: river
floodplains that store
water
- Floodplain zoning:
allocating certain areas for
specific use (i.e river banks
are not for housing)
- River restoration: using natural river
features (meanders and wetlands) to
reduce flooding
- Afforestation: planting trees
- Preparation
- Flood warnings: 3 different
levels
- Satellite and computer
tracking/imaging
- Making houses flood proof
i.e moving valuables upstairs
- Sandbags
- Floodgates
- Emergency services and local
authorities map floods and
prioritise at risk areas.
- Flood warnings: 3 different
levels
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