River Eden Basin

Question 1

only ………% of the basin’s geology is high permeability bedrock

Answer 1

17.3%

Question 2

only …..% of the land surface is woodland due to deforestation

Answer 2

8.6%

Question 3

the topography not only funnels water into the Carlisle area, but also creates higher precipitation levels because:

Answer 3

the mountainous area encourages orographic precipitation, forcing water vapour up the side of the mountain until it cools and precipitates as rain

Question 4

• the river basin’s shape is …………………

- meaning

Answer 4

• long and narrow

- increasing lag time

Question 5

intense farming has led to soil becoming more…………… due to livestock and machinery
livestock numbers increase by……..% from 2000-09
this means

Answer 5

-compacted
-30% increase
this means infiltration levels are reduced and overland flow increases, reducing lag time. grazing also reduced vegetation, so interception decreases and lag time decreases

Question 6

Eden Gate development in the north plans to build ……….new homes
this means

Answer 6

• 10,000

- this means the number of impermeable surfaces will increase and infiltration will decrease

Question 7

new flood defences have also been built, meaning the risk of flooding………….downstream
the impact on the water cycle is

Answer 7

• increase

- this means natural processes of the flood plain will be disrupted

Question 8

………mm of precipitation fell in 24h

Answer 8

341mm

Question 9

The Carlisle Floods took place on ….. 20… during Storm………..

Answer 9

5-6th December 2015

Storm Desmond

Question 10

……….homes were flooded

Answer 10

19,000

Question 11

In 20….., the government had spent £…… on flood defences that failed in the 2015 flood

Answer 11

2010

£38 million

Question 12

After the flood, a £…… repair and renewal scheme was created

Answer 12

£50 million

Question 13

Elevation around Carlisle is …..m while the town itself is at ….m above sea level

Answer 13

70m

Carlsile is at 0m