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Across 1. Precipitation type, geology and relief are _________ factors that affect flooding. 3. When there is more water in a river than it can handle so water spreads onto the adjacent land. 4. Where water at the surface of the earth is heated and turns into water vapour. 7. A graph to show how the amount of water (discharge) of a river responds to rainfall. 11. The planting of forests in order to reduce flood risk. 13. Rainfall that is blocked from reaching the ground by trees and other vegetation. 19. The term given for the type of rocks found in an area. 20. A raised river bank which allows the river to hold more water before flooding occurs. 21. An artificially made channel that is designed as as a backup channel for a river that frequently floods 23. This is where river channels are cut through to speed up the flow of water along the river. 24. A type of water that water can pass through. 25. This is a soft-engineering strategy aimed at returning a river to its more natural, former characteristics. 26. Working with natural river processes to manage the flood risk. 27. The amount of water flowing in a river at any given time, measured in cumecs.

Down 1. The point on a hydrograph where the rainfall is at its heaviest. 2. Sudden floods that occur after torrential rainfall 5. The geographical word for the height and the shape of the land. 6. Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet and hail. 7. How humans use the land e.g. urbanisation, deforestation or farming are ________ factors that affect flooding. 8. What is measured along the X axis of a hydrograph 9. Building man-made structures to prevent or control river floods. 10. The process of water soaking into the ground surface. 12. Water lost through the leaves of plants. 14. A type of rock or artificial surface, like concrete, that does not let water pass through it. 15. These can be issued by the Met Office and Environmental Agency in order to prepare people for floods. 16. A soft-engineering strategy where high value land uses are kept away from parts of the floodplain with a high flood risk. 17. The delay between peak rainfall and peak discharge. 18. A human activity that increases the flood risk. 22. This is found behind a dam and is an artificial lake.