Question

Floods can cause widespread damage. Some methods to prevent damages due to floods are stated below. Method 1: Construct flood control dams. Method 2: Create flood plains and winding streams. Which of these statements best compares the two methods to prevent damages due to floods? Method 2 is harder to implement than Method 1. Method 2 causes less damage to the environment than Method 1. Method 1 is easier to achieve than Method 2. Method 1 is less expensive than Method 2

Answer 1

The correct option is this: METHOD 2 CAUSES LESS DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAN METHOD 1.
Constructing a flood control dam will affect the environment more negatively compare to creating flood plains and winding streams. Creating a dam will cut off water from some of the areas and this will have negative effects on the animals and the plants that are found in that area.