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Flooding
Students should be able to identify and clarify the factors that lead to flooding, including: intense rainfall, extended periods of rain, melting snow, topography, soil conditions such as saturation and compaction, human activities like deforestation, farming, and urban development, as well as natural events like storm surges and tsunamis, and the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
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CambridgeIGCSEEnvironmental ManagementManaging natural hazards
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- Students should be able to identify and clarify the factors that lead to flooding, including: intense rainfall, extended periods of rain, melting snow, topography, soil conditions such as saturation and compaction, human activities like deforestation, farming, and urban development, as well as natural events like storm surges and tsunamis, and the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
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