3.2.4 - Flood Control Measures
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Practice Questions
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What is a levee?
💡 Hint: Think about structures designed to hold water back.
Name one non-structural flood control measure.
💡 Hint: Consider methods that help prepare a community.
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What type of flood control measure involves building structures like levees?
💡 Hint: Think about the difference between physical barriers and planning.
True or False: Flood forecasting is a structural flood control measure.
💡 Hint: Is forecasting a physical construction?
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Evaluate the potential impact of not integrating non-structural flood measures with structural ones in flood-prone communities.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if one strategy fails.
Design a flood control plan incorporating both structural and non-structural measures for a hypothetical low-lying community.
💡 Hint: Think about how structures and community actions can work together.
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