RIVER FLOODING Miss Parson – Allerton Grange School
RIVER FLOODING Miss Parson – Allerton Grange School.
Dec 13, 2015
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RIVER FLOODING
Miss Parson – Allerton Grange School
Aim – to understand the conditions which may cause a river to flood
Look at the following pictures, they will give you hints to factors that cause
river flooding
RIVER FLOODING - 2
How did you do ?
Heavy Rainfall
Prolonged rainfall
How did you do ?
Deforestation
Urbanisation
How did you do ?
Narrowing channels
Saturated ground
Snowmelt
Rivers joining
(confluence)
How did you do ?
TASK
Use the information you have gathered to create a mind map to show the possible causes of river
flooding. You could add extra sections if you have any other ideas
but you must explain HOW each factor could cause flooding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rae69/36464200/ - slide4/12http://www.flickr.com/photos/almaz73/1815415291/ - slide 5/12http://www.flickr.com/photos/loquenoves/406999745/ - slide 5/12http://www.flickr.com/photos/jup3nep/2178766424/ - slide 6/13http://www.flickr.com/photos/mambolove/469419956/ - slide 7/13http://www.flickr.com/photos/salvita_42/2649975992/ - slide 8/14http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortphoto/402180292/ - slide 9/14http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwphotoguy/418566742/ - slide 10/15http://www.flickr.com/photos/apertur3/9102888/ - slide 11/15
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