River management Flashcards
1
Q
What is river management?
A
Ways to stop or reduce flooding.
2
Q
Name one hard engineering method.
A
Dams and reservoirs.
3
Q
One benefit of dams?
A
Stores water and stops floods.
4
Q
What is soft engineering?
A
Natural ways to reduce floods.
4
Q
One problem with dams?
A
Expensive and can flood land.
5
Q
: What is floodplain zoning?
A
Only building on land that is safe from floods.
6
Q
: How does afforestation help?
A
Trees soak up rainwater
