rivers case study

Question 1

name and time of river flood

Answer 1

river Elbe

2013

Question 2

what are the cities Elbe flows through

Answer 2

Hamburg
Magdeburg
Dresden
Prague

Question 3

source of Elbe

Answer 3

Krkonose mountains in northen Czech Republic

Question 4

length of Elbe

Answer 4

680 miles

Question 5

mouth of elbe is…

Answer 5

flows through germany into northsea 68 miles northwest of Hamburg

Question 6

name 5 opportunities of Elbe

Answer 6

river transport
water supply
hydroelectric power
fertile soils
river cruises / tourism

Question 7

physical causes of elbe flooding

Answer 7

precipitation
snow still melting
twice as much rain as normal in month

Question 8

human causes of flooding in elbe

Answer 8

urbanisation
deforestation
agriculture practices

Question 9

3 impacts elbe

Answer 9

over 6,000 people were affected by the floods

in germany transport networks were disrupted- 700 kilometres of road and 150 bridges were damaged

in prague water levels rose 5m above normal

Question 10

management of floods by each city

Answer 10

hamburg
embankments and sandbags and mobile metal barriers

Magdeburg
embankments raised and moved back to giver river more room

Dresden
higher embankments and stronger walls and metal flood barriers

Prague
metal barriers strengthened, mobile barriers available, sandbags