Flood Risk
Flood risk is a combination of flood hazard (probability of flooding occurring) and vulnerability (consequences for people and property). Risk assessment involves analyzing both the likelihood of floods and their potential impacts, which vary greatly depending on location, population density, and flood management measures.
Real World
Bangladesh sits in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta and faces extremely high flood risk not because flooding is rare — it is annual — but because 170 million people live on low-lying floodplains with limited flood defence infrastructure.
Exam Focus
Use the risk equation (Hazard × Vulnerability) explicitly in 'assess flood risk' questions to show evaluative thinking and access higher mark bands.
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