Natural Disasters

A flood plain is...

• the flat land alongside a river which sometimes floods

• flat land surrounding a river which never floods

• the source of water for a river

• the boundary between two drainage basins

A cause of flooding is when more rain falls than the river channel can hold and water flows over the banks onto the flood plain.

• true

• false

Steep slopes cause rain to quickly run down to the river reducing the chance of it infiltrating and causing...

• more flooding

• less flooding

Which one of these will reduce the risk of flooding?

• cutting down trees

• building more roads

• planting trees

• building more houses

A "natural" cause of flooding is...

• steep valley sides

• building roads

• building houses

• urbanisation

.............. is a powerful source of nature.

• Fire

• Air

• Water

• Land

When there is too much water too fast, it is called a .............. .

• Snow

• Flood

• Fire

• Earthquake

................ can happen anywhere with rivers, a coastline, or streams.

• Flooding

• Fire

• Earthquake

• Avalanche

"One example of flooding is when there are days of heavy, steady rain."

Is this statement true or false?

• It is false.

• It is true.

What is this picture?

• Waterfall

• River bank

• Seaside

• Coastline