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Flooding Effects Sorting Starter

Flooding Effects Sorting Starter. Writing in your books - re-arrange all of the statements shown into their correct columns (some may fit into more than one) 1.Economic (money) 2.Social (people) 3. Environmental (Health) The towns marketplace is destroyed Water supplies Polluted

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Flooding Effects Sorting Starter

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  1. Flooding Effects SortingStarter Writing in your books - re-arrange all of the statements shown into their correct columns (some may fit into more than one) 1.Economic (money)2.Social (people)3. Environmental (Health) The towns marketplace is destroyed Water supplies Polluted Farmlands devastated Government Aid required to help victims Crops wiped out People die People starve Goods trading no longer possible – people cannot make a living Homes contaminated People unable to work as too ill

  2. Economic, Social or Environmental? Some may fit into 1 or more categories.

  3. 11th June 2014 Reducing the risk of flooding Understand how the risk of flooding may be reduced by human intervention

  4. Success Criteria BRONZE: to be able to describe some flood prevention measures.(C) SILVER: assess the sustainability of these prevention measures. (B) GOLD: to apply your learning to your home City and create a flood prevention plan for Wolverhampton. (A)

  5. Wider and Deeper Channels • Gives the river the ability to hold a greater volume of water. • Banks also built up with concrete offering greater protection.

  6. Wider deeper channels

  7. Wider and Deeper Channels

  8. Flood Walls

  9. Concrete linings / Levees

  10. Embankments

  11. Dams

  12. Forests / River Corridoors • Slows water flowing into rivers down steep valleys and slopes. • This helps to reduce the level of flooding.

  13. Overflow channels / Ponds

  14. Allow flooding

  15. Overflow Channel Gives the flood water somewhere else to go temporarily.

  16. Task Choose 3 of the following 5 agencies you think may be helpful in a UK flood. Write a sentence for each to explain why you chose these 3. Insurance Companies - Assess damage, check claims and pay out money to people who have insurance policies. Samaritans – An organisation of volunteers who listen to peoples problems. Hire Companies – Hire out specialist equipment to the emergency planners and home-owners. Army and air Force – Provide trained people with specialised equipment eg. lifting equipment, helicopters and boats. The Meteorological Office – Provide weather forecasts and sever weather warnings

  17. Case StudyLlanrwst • Be able to assess all of the following defences under the following headings- • Cost • Sustainability • Life span • Aesthetics • Damage to environment • Effectiveness

  18. LlanrwstFlood Prevention Techniques

  19. Dutch Dam Gates

  20. Culvert

  21. Levee

  22. Zonation

  23. Report 3 paragraphs1 defence per paragraph • You need to decide how sustainable flood defences used in Llanwrst are. You need to write a report outlining which defence you think is most sustainable.

  24. Task A new river course has been created which now runs straight through the City centre of Wolverhampton. You have just been told that there will be a major flood event in Wolverhampton within the next couple of weeks and there are no flood defences. You are in charge of the flood defences in the City – what features would you install and where would you put them? What would you want to protect the most? You will be given an unlimited amount of money to protect the City. Review the flood defences used in Llanrwst to give you ideas.

  25. Homework • Research 5 flood defences used in LEDCs.

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