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Flood

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  • What might a mayor do to protect a flood-prone town?
    Ask people to move to the mountains
    Build walls and wetlands
  • What does being prepared for floods help with?
    Helping people swim faster
    Protecting people and buildings
  • Why should students learn about floods?
    To stay safe if it happens
    To play in the rain
  • Why might wetlands be better than walls?
    They help nature and absorb water
    They block fish from swimming
  • What did some U.S. towns do with part of their land?
    Built more houses
    Sold it to create wetlands
  • Why is the wall in England raised only when sea level is high?
    To open the river for boats
    To stop flooding when needed
  • What do people build to keep water away from the land?
    Walls
    Tunnels
  • Which is a natural way to prevent floods?
    Wetlands
    Drains
  • What do wetlands do during a flood?
    Freeze the water
    Absorb the water
  • What happens when the metal wall in England is raised?
    The sea level drops
    The river is kept from flooding