How is a flood-hazard map produced

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Assignment - Streams and Flooding IN Geology

Description - Stream erosion and deposition yield distinct landforms. For example, in headwaters where the stream gradient is steeper, streams form _____________.

True/False: Gradient decreases toward a stream's mouth.

1. True/False: The mouth can't be lower than the stream's base level.

2. Streams choked with sediment become (meandering/braided), whereas those following snake-like paths are (braided/meandering).

List four ways in which a flood can happen (section 14.6).

List (and briefly describe) four ways in which we (humans) try to control flooding.

Define: annual probability and recurrence interval. How are the two related?

How is a flood-hazard map produced? What information (data) is it based on?

List (and briefly describe) four environmental issues affecting rivers.

State how urbanization affects the discharge of a stream.

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