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| (a) | Print out the diagram and label the following: | ||
| (i) | peak flow |
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| (ii) | lag time |
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| (iii) | falling limb |
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| (b) | What was the rainfall | ||
| (i) | in the hour when the rainfall was heaviest? |
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| (ii) | during the whole storm? |
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| (c) | State whether a flood would be more or less likely in this basin if each of the following happened. Explain each of your answers: | ||
| (i) | the valley sides were steeper |
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| (ii) | the rock was more permeable |
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| (iii) | deforestation occurred |
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| (iv) | there
was a period of heavy rainfall just before the storm shown on the
hydrograph |
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| (v) | the farmer's drains in the soil became blocked so that the fields became waterlogged |
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| 2 | (a) | Describe three ways in which a river can erode its bed and/or banks |
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| (b) | Why are river basins in mountain regions often V-shaped? |
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| (c) | The diagram below shows a waterfall and a gorge formed in an area with beds of hard and soft rock. Show how the waterfall and gorge were formed, by printing out the diagram and adding labels to it. |
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| 3 | Name one natural feature which is often found on the floodplain of a river. |
| (a) | Describe your named feature. |
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| (b) | Explain how the feature was formed. You may use one or more diagrams to help your explanation. |
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| 4 | River
basins must be managed carefully. Different interest groups have different
views on the way that river basins should be managed. Name a river basin that you have studied. |
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| (a) | Describe one scheme which has been used to try and control flooding in that river basin. |
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| (b) | Name one group of people who have objected to these attempts to control flooding and explain the reason for their objections. |
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