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Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving Physical Landscape(year 11 revision version) > Part 7: Managing rivers > Flashcards

Part 7: Managing rivers Flashcards

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  1. What does sustainable mean?
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a. Something which is good socially, economically and environmentally now and in the future

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  1. What is soft engineering?
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a. Using natural methods to manage rivers

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  1. What is hard engineering?
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a. Using manmade structures e.g. dams to manage rivers

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  1. What is a flood wall?
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a. A wall along the side of a river

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  1. How does a flood wall work?
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a. It stops the water rising over the banks

b. Protects homes and businesses from flooding

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  1. Is a flood wall hard or soft engineering?
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a. Hard

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  1. What are the advantages of flood walls?
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a. They prevent floods

b. Don’t take a lot of space

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  1. What are the disadvantages of flood walls?
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a. Expensive

b. Look unnatural

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  1. What are embankments?
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a. Mounds of earth next to a river

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  1. What is the other word for an embankment?
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a. A levee

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  1. What are the advantages of embankments?
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a. They can look more natural

b. They can protect farmland

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  1. What are the disadvantages of embankments?
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a. Can be eroded

b. Can be expensive

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  1. Are embankments hard or soft engineering?
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a. Hard

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  1. What are flood barriers?
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a. Gates which can be closed to stop a river flooding

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  1. What are the advantages of flood barriers?
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a. They are very good at stopping floods?

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  1. What are the disadvantages of flood barriers?
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a. Not natural

b. Expensive

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  1. Name an example of a flood barrier
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a. The Thames Barrier

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  1. Are flood barriers hard or soft engineering?
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  1. What is floodplain retention?
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a. Stopping people building on flood plains

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  1. How does floodplain retention stop flooding?
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a. The floodplain soaks up flood water

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  1. What are the advantages of floodplain retention?
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a. Looks natural
b. Cheap
c. Sustainable

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  1. What are the disadvantages of floodplain retention?
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a. It means you cannot use the land for building

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  1. What is river restoration?
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a. Making the river more natural

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  1. How does river restoration work?
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a. Put meanders back to slow water

b. Take away concrete to increase absorption

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  1. What are the advantages of river restoration?
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a. Cheap
b. Looks nice
c. 85% of people in Darlington said it make the area look better

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  1. What are the disadvantages of river restoration?
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a. Can’t build near the river

Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving Physical Landscape(year 11 revision version) (9 decks)

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