Living in the Environment 18th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 17

What is the key concept for this section What is a floodplain and why do people like to live on floodplains What are the benefits and harms of flooding List two human activities that increase the risk of flooding. Describe the flooding risks that many people in Bangladesh face and what they are doing about it. List and compare two engineering approaches to flood control and two ecologically oriented approaches. What are this chapter's three big ideas Explain how the scientific principles of sustainability (see Figure 1-2, p. 6 or back cover) can guide us in using water more sustainably during this century.