EQ5

Question 1

Why is river flood risk increasing? Include global climate change and
human activity in drainage basins

Answer 1

Flood risk increases due to climate change because as the temperature increases the glaciers melt and there is more water to flood the towns with.

Question 2

Compare how soft and hard engineering schemes work

Answer 2

Hard
-more expensive
-these can last for longer also they look very attractive
Soft
These don’t cost very much
They can be very effective as they are good but they need a lot of maintenance.

Question 3

Explain what each hard engineering scheme is, how they work and the
pros/cons

Answer 3

The cons of hard engineering 
Expensive
The pros 
They last for a long time they have low maintenance
The cons for soft engineering