46.9 - Limitations of Regime Theories
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What does it mean for a theory to be empirical?
💡 Hint: Think about how we learn from experiments.
Name one environmental factor that regime theories fail to consider.
💡 Hint: Consider the types of soil.
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What is an empirical theory?
💡 Hint: Consider how these theories are formed.
True or False: Regime theories can accurately predict sudden environmental changes.
💡 Hint: Think about the stability of environments.
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Consider a river with a mixed bank composition of sands and clays. How would regime theories need to adjust their predictive models in this context?
💡 Hint: Reflect on how different materials react under flow conditions.
Evaluate a case where a dam has been constructed upstream of a regime channel. What implications does this have for sediment transport and channel stability according to regime theories?
💡 Hint: Consider the impact of flow reduction and sediment supply.
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