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16 Cards in this Set
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where is Bangladesh
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in Asia
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when was the Bangladesh flood
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july & august 2007
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name three physical causes of the Bangladesh flood
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heavy monsoon rainfall 900mm = saturated oil increased run off.
snow melts confluence bangladesh is flat and above sea level by under 12m |
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name two human causes of the Bangladesh flood
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deforestation
urbanisation |
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name the two rivers that came together that caused the Bangladesh flood
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river: Brahmaputra & Ganges
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Name 3 primary effects of the flooding
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2000 deaths
25 million homeless 44 schools destroyed 10,000 roads destroyed |
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out of those effects name 2 long term ones
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25 million homeless
44 schools destroyed |
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name two secondary effects of the Bangladesh flood
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100,000 people caught water borne diseases
flooding fields reduced rice production children lost out on education- 4000 schools affected |
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what where the two immediate responses
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lack of evacuation
aid- medical, food & water supplies from charities |
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name three long term responses
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international charities have paid for villages to be rebuilt
some shelters are now built on stilts planting vegetation in the mountains having flood wardens to warn villages |
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how economically developed is Bangladesh is it an MEDC, NIC or LEDC
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LEDC
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whats where the charities called that sent the aid supply's to bangladesh
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oxfam and save the children
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what was the percentage that the price of rice increased
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10%
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what happens to the past earth embankments
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they collapse and prevent water flowing back into the river
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why did the price of rice increase
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because the rice fields flooded
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what where the mountains called that the water from the melted snow came from
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Himalayas
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