DP Geography Questionbank
Drainage basins and flooding
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[N/A]Directly related questions
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.2.bp.1d:
Examine the influences of physical factors and human activity on a specific river flood.
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16N.2.bp.1a:
(i) Describe the changes in flood frequency shown on the graph.
(ii) Estimate how many more floods occurred in the 1990s than in the 1930s.
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16N.2.bp.2c:
“The drainage basin is an open system with inputs, outputs, transfers and stores.” Discuss how this knowledge helps people to prevent flooding.
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17M.2.bp.2b:
Explain three factors that may produce a short time lag on a storm hydrograph.
- 17M.2.bp.1d: “The negative consequences of river flooding always outweigh the benefits.” Discuss this statement.
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17N.2.bp.02a.iii:
Outline why the rising limb on this hydrograph is steeper than the falling limb.
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17N.2.bp.02a.i:
State the lag time for the storm event shown on the hydrograph.
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17N.2.bp.02a.ii:
State how many hours the discharge was over 40 cumecs.
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18M.2.bp.1a:
Outline two ways in which sediment is transported by a river.
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18M.2.bp.1c:
Examine how human activity influenced the severity of one named river flood event.
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18N.2.bp.1a.ii:
Suggest why a logarithmic graph was used to show these data.
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18N.2.bp.2a.i:
State the direction of flow of the Phungi Khola river at A.
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18N.2.bp.2a.ii:
Using map evidence, outline one reason why the Phungi Khola river is likely to have seasonal variations in its discharge.
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18N.2.bp.2a.iii:
Using map evidence, state why river discharge at B is likely to be significantly higher than at C throughout the year.
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18N.2.bp.1a.i:
State the relationship between the discharge and the flood recurrence interval shown on the graph.
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18N.2.bp.1a.iii:
Estimate the flood recurrence interval for a discharge of 10 000 cumecs.
Sub sections and their related questions
Drainage basins
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16N.2.bp.2c:
“The drainage basin is an open system with inputs, outputs, transfers and stores.” Discuss how this knowledge helps people to prevent flooding.
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18M.2.bp.1a:
Outline two ways in which sediment is transported by a river.
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18N.2.bp.2a.i:
State the direction of flow of the Phungi Khola river at A.
Discharge
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18N.2.bp.1a.i:
State the relationship between the discharge and the flood recurrence interval shown on the graph.
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18N.2.bp.2a.ii:
Using map evidence, outline one reason why the Phungi Khola river is likely to have seasonal variations in its discharge.
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18N.2.bp.2a.iii:
Using map evidence, state why river discharge at B is likely to be significantly higher than at C throughout the year.
Hydrographs
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17M.2.bp.2b:
Explain three factors that may produce a short time lag on a storm hydrograph.
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17N.2.bp.02a.i:
State the lag time for the storm event shown on the hydrograph.
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17N.2.bp.02a.ii:
State how many hours the discharge was over 40 cumecs.
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17N.2.bp.02a.iii:
Outline why the rising limb on this hydrograph is steeper than the falling limb.
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18N.2.bp.1a.ii:
Suggest why a logarithmic graph was used to show these data.
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18N.2.bp.1a.iii:
Estimate the flood recurrence interval for a discharge of 10 000 cumecs.
Floods
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.2.bp.1d:
Examine the influences of physical factors and human activity on a specific river flood.
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16N.2.bp.1a:
(i) Describe the changes in flood frequency shown on the graph.
(ii) Estimate how many more floods occurred in the 1990s than in the 1930s.
- 17M.2.bp.1d: “The negative consequences of river flooding always outweigh the benefits.” Discuss this statement.
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18M.2.bp.1c:
Examine how human activity influenced the severity of one named river flood event.
