GCSE River Management

Which type of management can be described as "using manmade structures to prevent river processes"

• Hard engineering

• Soft engineering

The "Three Gorges" in China is an example of a

• Flood embankment

• Dam

• Natural levee

• River straightening project

Which of the following is found closest to the river during the management of "floodplain zoning"?

• Hospitals

• Houses

• Play parks

• Schools

Which of the following makes it easier for ships and vessels to navigate along rivers?

• Dams and reservoirs

• floodplain zoning

• natural embankments

• river straightening

Upon which river in Berkshire did you watch a video where a river diversion channel was built, costing £110 million?

• Coronation

• Centenary

• Knightley

• Jubilee

Which of the following organisations is in charge of giving weather forecasts and warnings?

• Environment agency

• World Health Organisation

• Met Office

• BBC

Which of the following is NOT true about river restoration?

• It creates wetlands

• It stops flooding

• It does not use any manmade concrete structures

• It was used on the River Quaggy in London

Planting trees is referred to as...

• afforestation

• deforestation

• retryforestation

• offorestation

Which of the following is best in LIC countries where there are fewer funds available for river management?

• Dams and reservoirs

• River embankments

• Diversion channels

• River restoration

Which of these strategies sometimes involves covering the river bed and banks with concrete, causing damage to wildlife?

• Dams

• River restoration

• River straightening

• Planting trees