Thursday, November 17, 2016

Flood Plain MS June 2014 P11 Qn 3(b)

(b) 
(i) Ideas such as: 
heavy rainfall/ storms; 
prolonged period of rainfall; 
snow melting; 
saturated ground/ large amounts of impermeable surfaces /rapid runoff/ overland flow;  
deforestation building on flood plains / urbanisation; 
dam breaking; etc. (3 × 1 mark) [3] 

(ii) Ideas such as: 
people trapped/ forced to stay in houses; 
loss of life /drowning; 
damage to housing; 
need to evacuate (dev); 
people are homeless; 
closure/ flooding of workplaces; 
so people cannot earn money (dev); 
disruption to road transport/railways /bridges; 
sewage flows onto land/road/water; 
water borne disease; 
such as cholera / typhoid (dev); 
cost of repairs to damage; 
leads to increase in insurance premiums (dev); 
damage to possessions or examples e.g. car; 
cuts off electricity / gas; etc. 

(5 × 1 mark or development) [5] 

(c) Levels marking 

Level 1 
(1–3 marks) Statements including limited detail which explain why people live on flood plain/ delta.  

Level 2 
(4–6 marks) Uses named example. More developed statements which explain why people live on flood plain/ delta. (N.B.: Max 5 if no named example) 

Level 3 
(7 marks) Uses named example of a river. Comprehensive and accurate statements, including some place specific reference. 

Content Guide: 
Answers are likely to refer to;  
fertile soils / high yields of crops; 
good grazing land; 
water from river for drinking/washing/in homes; 
irrigation; 
flat building land; 
transport along river; 
easy communications /roads /railways can be built along valley; power available from river/water mills /HEP; 
scenic beauty /make money from tourists;  
source of food/ fishing; 
clay for building/ making pots; etc. 

Place specific reference is likely to consist of: 
locational details; 
named settlements along river etc. [7] 

                                                                          [TOTAL: 25 marks] 


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