causes of flooding

Question 1

snow melting

Answer 1

sudden increase is discharge

Question 2

deforestation

Answer 2

trees no longer intercept water from reaching the ground

Question 3

heavy rain

Answer 3

excessive amounts of overflows

Question 4

impermeable rock

Answer 4

water cant soak in anywhere

Question 5

agriculture

Answer 5

soil in compacted with machinery making it impermeable there fore unable to soak in to ground

Question 6

steep ground

Answer 6

water flows quickly off the surfaces

Question 7

urbanisation

Answer 7

lots of impermeable surfaces

Question 8

channelisation

Answer 8

water moving quickly towards housing