4.7 River Landscapes And Human Activity

Question 1

Explain how human factors (urbanisation, land-use change and deforestation) can affect flood hydrographs.

Answer 1

Urbanisation can affect flood hydrographs because of how it has a lot of impermeable surfaces. This will mean less infiltration and more surface run off which will mean floods are at a much higher risk. The

Question 2

Land-use effect on flood hydrograph

Answer 2

Bogs have been destroyed, this will effect flood hydrograph because bogs hold a lot of water. This js