rivers and streams part 2

Question 1

region where all water goes towards one main river;Divided by typography (mountain ranges), area where precipitation collects and falls off as an outlet

Answer 1

drainage basin

Question 2

regions of local high typography - can be large or small

Answer 2

Watershed (drainage divides)

Question 3

costliest and most common natural hazard; more water coming down a channel than it can hold

Answer 3

Floods

Question 4

Triggers for Flooding

Answer 4

Heavy Rainfall
Snow Melt Off
Failure of Dam or Levee (man made)

Question 5

Climate driven flooding occurs annually in some places; forcing people to move certain during the year

Answer 5

raging waters

Question 6

annual storms in india and himalaya

Answer 6

Monsoons

Question 7

2 types of floods

Answer 7

upstream floods and downstream flood

Question 8

Smaller and short lived floods with intense rain in a small area; doesn’t effect areas like towns or cities

Answer 8

upstream floods

Question 9

long lived floods; huge amount of water; more devastating

Answer 9

Downstream floods

Question 10

ground is impermeable that it collects water easily; water rises rapidly with little warning

Answer 10

Flash flood

Question 11

what causes flash floods

Answer 11

intense rainfall or dam failure