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Tazate

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Which of the following statements do not apply to flash floods?
 
  A) form from high-intensity rainfall in small, steep, drainage basins.
  B) are hard to predict because they happen so unexpectedly.
  C) are deepest in narrow bedrock canyons.
  D) progressively inundate larger and larger areas of the floodplain.

Question 2

All of the following human activities will increase the sediment load in a river except
 
  A) logging of forests on steep slopes.
  B) converting cropland to natural vegetation.
  C) surface mining for coal.
  D) large-scale construction projects.



sabina576

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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