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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.