Because with maps they knew where to go , without them they will be lost
Floods are the most frequent type of NATURAL DISASTER and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.
Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure. Between 1998-2017, floods affected more than 2 billion people worldwide. People who live in floodplains or non-resistant buildings, or lack warning systems and awareness of flooding hazard, are most vulnerable to floods.
“The southern portion of the Pacific coast—particularly southern California—can be influenced by maritime tropical air masses, abbreviated mT. These warm, moist air masses originate in the subtropical Pacific Ocean. They may bring fog or low clouds with them.”
A bay is a water-body bounded by land on all three sides, and a peninsula is a piece of land sticking off a bigger piece of land and surrounded by water on all three sides.
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