GCSE Geography – Factors affecting flood risk
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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
How much rain fell on the wettest day ever in the UK, at Seathwaite, in the Lake District?
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Question 2 of 25
2. Question
What is the geographical term that describes where land, that is not usually underwater, becomes inundated?
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Question 3 of 25
3. Question
In the UK, what are floods usually caused by?
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4. Question
What are floods called that occur following torrential rainfall?
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Question 5 of 25
5. Question
Which of the following human activities does NOT increase the risk of flooding?
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6. Question
Which hydrological cycle explains how precipitation falling in a catchment area gets into a river?
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Question 7 of 25
7. Question
What is another name for precipitation?
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8. Question
Which of the following is NOT precipitation?
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Question 9 of 25
9. Question
What is the fastest method of precipitation getting into a river channel?
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Question 10 of 25
10. Question
What is the geographical term that describes where water is prevented from reaching the surface by trees or grass?
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Question 11 of 25
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What is the general geographical term that describes water held on the surface, e.g. puddles?
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Question 12 of 25
12. Question
What is the term used to describe water held in the soil layer?
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What is the geographical term that describes water sinking into soil/rock from the ground surface?
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14. Question
What is the term used to describe water seeping deeper below the surface?
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15. Question
What is the term used to describe water stored in the rock?
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Question 16 of 25
16. Question
What is the term used to describe water lost through pores in vegetation?
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
What is the term used to describe water lost from the ground surface?
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
What is the term used to describe water flowing from the ground/vegetation surface?
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Question 19 of 25
19. Question
What is the term used to describe water flowing through the soil layer parallel to the surface?
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
What is the term used to describe current upper level of saturated rock/soil where no more water can be absorbed?
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What is the term used to describe water flowing through the rock layer parallel to the surface?
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Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Why is it difficult for water to infiltrate through clay soils?
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Question 23 of 25
23. Question
What is the geographical term that describes the height and slope of the land?
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Question 24 of 25
24. Question
Which of the following is NOT one of the interconnected geographical factors that combine to determine the risk of flooding?
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
The height of Snowdonia causes air from onshore winds to rise to cross the mountains. As it rises it cools and condenses to form rain. What is this type of rain called?
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