Ledc Flooding- Bangladesh

Front 1

Where is Bangladesh?

Back 1

Asia.

Front 2

Name two of Bangladesh's rivers.

Back 2

Brahmaputra.
Ganges.

Front 3

Name four physical causes for the flooding.

Back 3

Heavy MONSOON rainfall- 900mm fell= saturated soils and increased run off.
Melting of snow from the Hymalayas.
CONFLUENCE of two rivers- increases discharge.
Most of Bangladesh is flat- lower than 12m above sea level.

Front 4

Name two human causes for the flooding.

Back 4

Deforestation in the Himalayas= less interception and increased run off.
Urbanisation= impermeable surfaces.

Front 5

Name 6 primary effects of the floods.

Back 5

2000 deaths.
25 million homeless.
44 schools destroyed.
10,000km of road destroyed.
Factories closed and livestock killed.
Rivers polluted with sewage.

Front 6

Name 3 secondary effects of the floods.

Back 6

100,000 people caught water bourne diseases- dysentery, diarrhoea.
Flooded fiends reduced rice production and prices rose by 10%.
Children lost out on education- 4000 schools affected by the flood.

Front 7

Name two immediate responses of the floods.

Back 7

Lack of evacuation roads blocked and not prepared.
Aid- medical, food & water supplies from charities e,g. Oxfam & save the children were sent to Bangladesh.

Front 8

Name five Long term responses to the floods.

Back 8

1.Past earth embankments have been built, but they collapse and prevent water flowing back into the river.
2.International charities have paid for villages to be rebuilt.
3.Some shelters are now build on stilts.
4.Planting vegetation in the mountains.
5. Having flood wardens to warm villages.

Front 9

Is Bangladesh an MEDC, LEDC or a NIC?

Back 9

LEDC.

Front 10

What is a confluence?

Back 10

The meeting of two rivers.

Front 11

Which mountain range is North of Bangladesh?

Back 11

Himalayas

Front 12

How many people caught a water bourne disease?

Back 12

100,000

Front 13

How much road was destroyed?

Back 13

10,000km

Front 14

PRIMARY OR SECONDARY?

1) 2000 deaths
2) Flooded fields reduced rice production.
3) Children lost out on education- 4000 schools affected.
4) 44 schools destroyed.
5) 25 million homeless.

Back 14

1) PRIMARY
2) SECONDARY
3) SECONDARY
4) PRIMARY.
5) PRIMARY.

Front 15

How could Bangladesh prevent flooding in the future?

Back 15

Afforrestation- Plant more trees.

Front 16

How was the flood caused?

Back 16

The rivers Brahmaptura and Ganges met at a confluence and the monsoon rainfall, melting of snow and the deforrestation and urbanisation caused the river to flood.