Flood Plain June 2014 P11 Qn 3(b)

(b) Study Photograph A (Insert), which shows a river which has flooded. 
(i) Suggest three possible causes of the flooding of the river shown in the photograph. 
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[3] (ii) Describe the likely impacts of floods for people who live in an urban area. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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(c) For a named river you have studied, explain why people live on its flood plain or delta. 
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