please answer the following questions.
– Define stream load, and explain what factors control it
– Explain how upstream and downstream floods differ. give an example of an event that might cause each type of flood.
– describe two ways in which urbanization may increase local flood hazards. (Do not sketch for this question even though it asks to in the textbook).
– Outline two potential problems with flood-control dams.
– List Several (just two) appropriate lands uses for floodplains that minimize risks to lives and property.
– Explain longshore currents and how they cause littoral drift.
– Describe the phenomenon of storm surge; explain how it develops and how it exacerbates coastal erosion.
– Describe three ways in which the relative elevation of land and sea may be altered. What is the present trend in global sea level?
– Describe what barrier islands are, why they are so named, and why they have proven to be particularly unstable environments for construction.
– Explain the nature of an estuary, how one might form, and why estuaries constitute such distinctive coastal environments.
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