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GEOGRAPHY
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(8a)
flooding Flooding can be defined as a situation of excessive volume of water in an area not usually under water or could be referred to as excessive large quantity of water which overflows existing channels.
(8b)
[Pick any three]
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Excessive rainfall in an area
(iii) Collapse of dams
(iv) Careless dumping of refuse which block culverts or river channels
(v) Inadequate urban planning
(vi) Poor drainage system or absence of channels / culverts
(vii) Strong tidal waves near coast e.g Bar Beach in Lagos
(viii) Establishment of settlement on rivers channels
(ix) High water table.
(8c)
[Pick any three]
(i) Channelization of flood from city centres
(ii) Public enlightenment on effects of flooding
(ii;) Construction of wider culverts or good drainage system
(iv) Installation of strong dams to act as flood reservoirs
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