EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
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Question
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Which of these describes farming?
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densley-populated urban areas concentrate those at risk
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expense of housing leads to building on risky ground
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the attraction of nutrient-rich floodplains puts people at risk
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global warming raises sea levels and generates more extreme weather
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -residents of floodplains face the very real risk of flooding and the devastation that it can cause. homes can be damaged or destroyed. property can be ruined.
Detailed explanation-2: -Floodplains are usually very fertile agricultural areas. Floods carry nutrient-rich silt and sediment, and distribute it across a wide area. floodplains are flat and often have relatively few boulders or other large obstacles that may prevent farming.
Detailed explanation-3: -These raised banks are called levees.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deepwater rice is a predominant crop in the flood prone areas of India.
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