In the United States about 2.5% of the land is floodplain and home to about _________ of the population.
A) 0.065 percent
B) 0.65 percent
C) 6.5 percent
D) 65 percent
E) None of our population lives on floodplains because of flood zoning legislation
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Q10: In the late spring and summer of
Q11: A hydrograph is a plot of _.
A)the
Q12: On a given stream,small floods happen _.
A)with
Q13: Statistically,the 100-year flood has a _ percent
Q14: The _ is reputed to have killed
Q16: Why are floods so common along the
Q17: Killer floods are caused by _.
A)local thunderstorms
B)abundant
Q18: Efforts to control rivers include _.
A)dams
B)levees
C)channelization
D)All of
Q19: If a stream experiences more energetic water
Q20: About 50% of flash flood deaths _.
A)are
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