1
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human causes of flooding
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monsoon rainfall
snowmelt
frontal rainfall
2
Q
human causes of flooding
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vegetation removal
urbanisation
mismanagement
3
Q
types of flooding
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groundwater flooding - groundwater becomes saturated
surface water flooding - intense rainfall has insufficient time to infiltrate
flash flooding - floods with a short lag time
A-Level Geography - Water Cycle
flashcards
Decks in class (15)
# Cards
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System inputs and precipitation1
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General info about the global hydrological cycle3
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what affects flows in the drainage basin3
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types of rainfall3
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water budgets6
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types of drought7
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Desertification11
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Impacts of drought on ecosystems3
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flooding3
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Effects of climate change3
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water security4
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water poverty index5
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why is there a water shortage4
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The Nile4
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China's water transfer1
