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What is meant by term ‘MAGNITUDE’ of a flood?

Size of flood

Volume of water discharged

Summarise the information shown in Fig 1

Infrequent

Infrequent

Frequent

As the discharge increases does the predicted return period.

Summarise the information shown in Fig 1

General Trend?

Any grouped data?

Specifics?

Many just getting the general trend = 1 mark

Describe the features shown in

Fig 2Meander

Meander

Floodplain

Buffs

Levees

Valley Sides

Point Bar

A DRAINAGE DITCH – NOT AN OX-BOW LAKE!

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DESCRIBE the landforms shown in Fig 2

Meanders are bends or curves in the river

Floodplain is a wide flat expanse of land

Levees are built up banks that run parallel to the river…and so on!

You only need TWO!

Many writing more or not even describing – more explaining going on.

Also people describing the way the river runs through the picture and the vegetation! NOT NEEDED!