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Causes of flooding (Y13)
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#Edexcel #Geography A level quiz for Water
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1
Half of Bangladesh is less than how many metres above sea level?
11.6m
10.3m
12.5m
9.5m
2
Which of these is NOT a factor than can increase flood risk?
Grazing animals trample soil
Straightening river channels
Building levees
Building pavements and roads
3
Which continent has floods caused by monsoons?
Europe
Asia
Oceania
North America
4
What are meteorological causes of floods?
Longer-term weather
Longer-term climatic
Short-term climatic
Short-term weather events
5
What type of weather system brings prolonged rainfall in the UK?
Depressions
Tropical cyclones
Anticyclones
Monsoon
6
A jokulhlaup flood results from which event?
Monsoon
Volcanic eruption
Tsunami
Earthquake
7
Which of these land use changes is NOT linked to agriculture?
Ploughing
Increasing drainage
Deforestation
Overgrazing
8
Which rock type increases flood risk?
Permeable
Impermeable
9
Changes in what can bring heavy and prolonged rainfall in the UK?
Hadley cell
Atlantic current
Jet stream
ITCZ
10
How many people in Bangladesh are exposed to flood risk?
80%
60%
70%
90%
