Flooding and River Management
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This Flooding and River Management page on GoConqr gathers community-made mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, notes and slide sets, from the drainage basin and hydrographs to hard and soft engineering and case studies like Boscastle, Bangladesh and the Somerset Levels. It's built for school students revising a topic and teachers after ready-made material. There are over 470 resources here, including more than 350 mind maps, over 80 flashcard sets and more than 10 quizzes, mostly at GCSE and A-level. Pick a case study, try a quiz, then build your own.
Top Flooding and River Management resources
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Mind map Rivers, Floods and Management: River Processes and the Hjulstrom Curve
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Mind map Rivers, Floods and Management: Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle
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27 cardsCASE STUDIES FLOODING- Cockermouth and Pakistan Where is Cockermouth? (MEDC)
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Mind map Case study: Somerset Levels, west of england
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Mind map Geography - Cumbrian flood of 2009 Case Study Geography - Cumbrian flood of 2009 Case Study -
10 questionsMississippi River Flooding Case Study Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River is in which state.
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Mind map The Three Gorges Dam
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16 questionsFlooding LEDC (Bangladesh) Which LEDC am I studying for flooding?
Quizzes
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10 questionsMississippi River Flooding Case Study Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River is in which state.
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16 questionsFlooding LEDC (Bangladesh) Which LEDC am I studying for flooding?
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35 questionsBangladesh, 1998 Case study questions on the Bangladesh flood of 1998
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7 questionsSomerset Levels Flooding 2014
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7 questionsMorpeth AIB facts 2000 people were forced to sleep away from their homes
Mind maps
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Rivers, Floods and Management: River Processes and the Hjulstrom Curve
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Rivers, Floods and Management: Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle
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Case study: Somerset Levels, west of england
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Geography - Cumbrian flood of 2009 Case Study Geography - Cumbrian flood of 2009 Case Study
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The Three Gorges Dam
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Rivers, Floods and Management: River Drainage and Storm Hydrograph
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Case Study- Queensland Floods This is a case study of flooding in an MEDC, including the causes, effects, and responses. -
Bangladesh Flood Bangladesh geography gcse flooding case study LEDC
Flashcards
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27 cardsCASE STUDIES FLOODING- Cockermouth and Pakistan Where is Cockermouth? (MEDC)
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21 cardsFlood Case Studies Bangladesh 1998 Flood
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23 cardsRivers, Floods and Management Flashcards for GCE/AS level Geography (AQA) - Unit one (core): Rivers, Floods and Management
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11 cardsBangladesh flooding LEDC when was Bangladesh flooding?
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11 cardsGeography Case Studies When was the Boscastle flood?
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4 cardsGeography case study - MEDC flood Where? When? What river?
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9 cardsJubilee River - Case Study
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4 cardsYork - Rivers Case Study What are the rivers that meet at York to cause a major flood risk?
Notes
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GEOG 2 AQA Revision notes Rivers and Flood management: The Storm Hydrograph - shows variations in a rivers discharge over a short period of time, usually during a rainstorm. The starting and finishing level show the base flow of the river. As ...
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Boscastle Flooding incident- Case study Boscastle Flooding incident General information When- 16th August 2004Where- Cornwall What- flooding Why- River Valency and Jordan burst their banks Causes 1. The climate/previous weather conditionsHurricane Alex cros...
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About Flooding and River Management
GoConqr OriginalWhat this unit covers
The unit sits in the Physical Landscapes and Earth Processes strand of Geography. It starts with how rivers work and moves on to floods, their causes, their effects and the ways people manage them. Resources mention GCSE Geography, A-level Geography, WJEC Geography and WJEC GCSE Geography.
Start with the basics
Begin with the mind map Rivers, Floods and Management: Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle. It explains that a drainage basin is the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries. Next, open Rivers, Floods and Management: River Processes and the Hjulstrom Curve, which looks at the energy a river has to do work. The map on river drainage and the storm hydrograph follows naturally, and the flashcards WJEC G1: Flood hydrographs give you quick recall.
Case studies
Case studies make up a large share of the page. In the UK and other richer countries you can look at:
- Boscastle Case Study - Geography, which notes over 60mm of rain in less than 2 hours on already saturated ground
- Geography - Cumbrian flood of 2009 Case Study, split into causes and impacts
- Case study: Somerset Levels, west of england, with physical and human causes
- Case Study- Queensland Floods, covering causes, effects and responses
For poorer countries there are many Bangladesh maps, flashcards and quizzes, plus Pakistan flashcards. The quiz Mississippi River Flooding Case Study adds a large river basin.
Management and how to combine formats
Compare the maps on hard engineering, soft engineering and flood management strategies. The Three Gorges Dam map shows one large scheme on the Yangtze, and Is River Dredging a viable flood management method? invites you to weigh up an option.
A good routine: read a map, cover it, then take the matching quiz, such as Flooding LEDC (Bangladesh). Check what you missed and go back to the map. Teachers can use the maps and slide sets as ready-made starters.
Next step
Choose one case study today, open its map and test yourself with a quiz or flashcard set.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I start in this unit?
Start with the mind map on the drainage basin hydrological cycle, then the one on river processes and the Hjulstrom Curve. Once the basics feel familiar, move to a case study such as Boscastle or Bangladesh, and finish with the maps on hard and soft engineering.
Which case studies are included?
The page lists resources on Boscastle, the Cumbrian floods of 2009, the Somerset Levels, Queensland, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Rhine in the Netherlands, the Mississippi, Carlisle, Cockermouth, Morpeth and more. Some are maps, some flashcards, and a few are quizzes or slide sets.
Are these resources free?
Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself, so it's worth checking details against your own course materials.
Which exams do they suit?
The resources mention GCSE Geography, A-level Geography, WJEC Geography and WJEC GCSE Geography. Nearly all are aimed at secondary level, so they suit school students and teachers. Check your own specification to see which case studies you need.
What do the mind maps cover?
They cover drainage basins, river processes, storm hydrographs, causes and impacts of floods, and management strategies. Many also break case studies into causes, effects and responses, which makes them handy for comparing a flood in a richer country with one in a poorer country.
What if I can't find my case study?
Try the general maps, such as the one on flooding case studies or on physical and human causes and impacts of flooding. A free account lets you make your own mind maps, flashcards, quizzes and notes for a case study that isn't here.