An example of land use planning is a floodway. What is a floodway?
A) The areas near a river that are developed with buildings, but far enough away from the river to avoid damage during a flood.
B) Areas along a stream or river that are developed, and the buildings sustain flood damage during bad floods.
C) Areas of little or no development alongside a stream that are wide enough and low enough to carry the predicted discharge of the 100-year flood.
D) Both B and C.
Question 2
For most streams, bank full discharge occurs
A) daily.
B) about once per month.
C) about once every 2 years.
D) about once every 75 years.
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Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
River Systems