The causes of flooding
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I can describe the human and physical causes of river flooding.
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Floods occur when a river receives more water than the channel has capacity for.
Heavy and prolonged rainfall are the main physical causes of flooding.
Other physical causes of flooding are the shape and geology of the drainage basin.
Deforestation and urbanisation are the main human causes of flooding.
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