flooding

What is formed when a river creates a new channel for itself by cutting through the narrow neck between two meanders?

• Floodplain

• Oxbow lake

• Delta

• Levee

What is a flat area of land around a river that is covered in times of flood?

• Oxbow lake

• Delta

• Floodplain

• Levee

What are formed by the repeated flooding of a river?

• Oxbow lakes

• Deltas

• Floodplains

• Levees

What are found at the mouth of a river as it enters a sea or lake?

• Oxbow lakes

• Deltas

• Floodplains

• Levees

What are the three types of deposits that make up a delta?

• Topset beds, Foreset beds, Bottomset beds

• Floodplains, Levees, Oxbow lakes

• Precipitation, Soil and rock, Land use

• River straightening, Dredging, Embankments

What occurs when a river bursts its banks and the water spills onto the floodplain?

• Oxbow lake

• Delta

• Flood

• Levee

What physical factor can cause flooding in a river channel?

• Deforestation

• River management

• Global warming

• Precipitation

What human factor can cause flooding in a river channel?

• Deforestation

• River management

• Global warming

• Urban growth

Which flood management strategy involves building artificial structures to control rivers?

• Flood warnings and preparation

• Floodplain zoning

• Afforestation

• Dams and reservoirs

What flood management strategy involves raising the banks of a river?

• Flood warnings and preparation

• Floodplain zoning

• Afforestation

• Embankments