River Landsacapes In The Uk

Question 1

What happened at Boscastle

Answer 1

16th August 2004 - North coast Cornwall a months worth of precipitation fell in 2 hours

Question 2

What flood defences did they use

Answer 2

Hard engineering- flood wall, wider bridges, river embankments, river channel widened and deepened

Question 3

Social issues

Answer 3

Residents disrupted for years by rebuilding projects and the construction of flood defences
The flood wall and wider bridges were ugly.
Reduces the risks of flooding

Question 4

Economic issues

Answer 4

The flood management scheme cost £4.6 million.

Homes and businesses are now at less risk of flooding

Question 5

Environmental issues

Answer 5

Human decisions led to some habitats being destroyed

The new channel has been engineered to look natural and function as a normal river

Question 6

What’s is traction

Answer 6

Large rocks rolled along

Question 7

Saltation

Answer 7

Bouncing of particles

Question 8

Solution

Answer 8

Dissolved load

Question 9

Suspension

Answer 9

Small sediment held in the river