The diagrams below show how houses can be protected in areas which are prone to flooding. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

These diagrams depict the ways which can be used by people to protect houses against

floods

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in some regions.

Overall

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, it can be seen that buildings were constructed on columns which made them above the ground

level

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.

According to

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what is shown, a

stopbank

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was not set up, because the houses were established at a higher

level

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above the floor, at 300 mm.

Hence

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, if

floods

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came, they would have gone easily under homes without striking them. building the

stopbank

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was very crucial, as it played a pivotal role in the protection of houses against

floods

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, where it collected water inside it, so the pressure of the

floods

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was reduced and their harmful effects could be prevented.

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, the

stopbank

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exerted positive effects, particularly when the

level

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of flood elevated which became nearly double after 100 years.

To sum up

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, we could say that when the

stopbank

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was not built the

level

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of raised buildings above the ground was approximately twice that of the elevated buildings where a

stopbank

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was constructed.