What is the difference between a flash flood and a prolonged flood?

What will be an ideal response?


Flash floods are short-lived flooding events that result from high-intensity rainfall in small, steep drainage basins. Prolonged floods are long-lived flooding events that build gradually in intensity and occur over days or weeks. Prolonged floods result from prolonged heavy rain over the large drainage basins typical of large rivers.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The plant tissue responsible for conducting water and nutrients up from the roots is the

A) leaf. B) xylem. C) phloem. D) stomata.

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________________________ ________________________ are former water gaps where streams no longer flow. What will be an ideal response?

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________ is identity with (or inclusion with) a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country, rather than merely sharing cultural affinity

A) Ethnicity B) Country of origin C) Nationality D) Race E) Regionalism

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