1. Managing Floods

4. River management: Hard + Soft Engineering Now highlight, in different colours, the advantages and disadvantages of each scheme Hard Engineering Soft Engineering Dams Washlands Embankments Land-use zoning Flood Walls Afforestation Straightening and deepening the river Warning systems Storage areas

25. Exam question feedback

27. 1. Abrasion

28. 2. Afforestation

29. 3. Delta

30. 4. Floodplain

31. 5. Groundwater flow

32. 6. Impermeable

33. 7. Infiltration

34. 8. Interception

35. 9. Transpiration

36. 10. River basin

39. 2. Afforestation The replanting of trees

40. 3. Delta A flat area at the mouth of a river made of sediment deposited by the river

41. 4. Floodplain Flat land around a river that gets flooded when the river overflows

42. 5. Groundwater flow The flow of water through underground rock

43. 6. Impermeable Doesn’t let water through e.g. tarmac

44. 7. Infiltration The soaking of water into the ground

45. 8. Interception The capture of rainwater by leaves

46. 9. Transpiration The evaporation of water from leaves

47. 10. River basin The area drained by a river, the edge of which is marked by its watershed