Geography Water On The Land

Front 1

human reasons for flooding

Back 1

agriculture- no infiltration- no air pockets
deforestation- no interception & don't absorb water
urbanisation- impermeable

Front 2

physical reasons for flooding

Back 2

hot/dry or freezing conditions= hard ground
sudden rainfall
lots of rainfall= saturation
steep angled valley
impermeable rock
snowmelt
circular drainage basin- tributaries same length

Front 3

causes for Bangladesh flood

Back 3

- heavy rainfall- cyclone Yemyin
- saturated soil
- snowmelt
- low lying delta
- monsoon rains Himalayas
- deforestation
- peak discharge of Brahmaputra and Ganges at same time

Front 4

short term effects

Back 4

- deaths
- homeless
- 1/3 covered
- schools destroyed
- factories closed
- livestock killed
- roads destroyed
- rivers polluted
- crops destroyed
- seeds destroyed

Front 5

longer term effects

Back 5

- lost out on education- poverty
- water borne disease (diarrhoea)
- malnutrition
- can't go to work- poverty
- airport Dhaka
- flooded fields- basmati yields down- prices up
- unemployment- factories/ farmers
- fertilized fields

Front 6

Responses

Back 6

- govs + international charities distribute food, water and med aid
- med treatment centres
- communities start to rebuild
- rescue boats

- early warning schemes
- charities funding- unicef
- homes rebuilt on stilts
- volunteers cycle with megaphones
- gov building cyclone shelter centres

Front 7

bosscastle reasons for flooding

Back 7

- 60 mm rain 2 hours
- saturation
- steep sided valley
- urbanisation

Front 8

effects

Back 8

- brides
- homes/cars swept
- trees uprooted
- habitats
- pollution

- cost 2$ bill
- 13 killed
- income from tourism lost
- house values fall
- stress related illness

Front 9

responses

Back 9

- tankers distribute water
- river bed valency widened
- car park raised
- higher bridge
- properties made of flood resistant material
- flood warnings
- community groups for emotional support