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Rivers - Oppurtunities & Hazards - Coggle Diagram
Rivers - Oppurtunities & Hazards
Oppurtunities
Water Supply
Clean drinking water
Improved Health
Better Sanitation
Irrigation
Better Crop Growth
Year Round Farming
Efficient Water Use
Increased Income
Transportation
Cheaper Goods
Boosting Trade
Supports Local Industry
Boosts Tourism
Jobs
Better local income
Reduces Road Transport
Less Pollution
Energy
Hydroelectric power
Provides clean renewable energy
Large HEP stations
Produces lots of energy for bigger areas
Small HEP stations
local, smaller areas
Recreation
Boating, Kayaking, Fishing
Attracts Tourists
Boosts Local Economy
Creates Jobs
Enocurage living healthy
Hazards
Flooding Impacts
Social Impacts
Homes & Buildings Destroyed
People left homeless
People injured and killed
Pressure on Hospitals
Families displaced
Need Temporary Homes
Diseases spread from dirty water
Health problems, and unsafe living conditions
Schools and transport disrupted
Missed edcucation & harder to travel & work
Shortage of water for irrigation
Economic Impacts
Expensive to repair
Business Close
Lost Jobs and Income Affected
Damages Crops
Food shortages and lower profit to farmers
Government Spends more on help
Environmental Impacts
Water pollution
Harms fish and dirty water supplies
Damgages habitats
Biodiversity Loss
Loss of fertile soil land
Less crops grow
Flooding Causes
Heavy Rainfall
River cant hold all water
River overflows
Urbanisation
Concrete Stops water soaking in
Goes into river faster
Blocked Drains Or Chanels
Water builds Up
Local Flooding
Long Periods Of Rain
Ground becomes saturated
River Overflows
Pollution Causes
Littering
Plasitc & Rubbish in rivers
Hurts animals & blocks rivers flow
Oil Spills
Covers Water Surface
Blocks oxygen for aquamarine animals
Sewage Leaks
Bacteria in Water
Diseas and Unsafe Drinking Water
Farm Runoff
Washed into rivers
Algae grows, less oxygen
Pollution Impacts
Social Impacts
Contaminated Water
Unsafe To Drink
Causes Illness And Diseas
People rely on bottled water
Higher living costs
Less Clean Water
Shortage For Communties
Economic Impacts
Water Pollution
Expensive clean up projects
Dead Fish
Less income for fishing industry
Polluted Rivers
Less Tourists
Local Business lose money
Farmers lose income
Crops damaged from polluted water
Environmental Impacts
Fish and plants die
Loss of biodiversity
Algae grows
Less oxygen for animals
Suffocate and Die
Poisoned water
Harms animals (birds, mammals etc...)
Polluted water sats in soil
Long term harmful effect
