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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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What were the human causes for the floods ?
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Deforestation and urbanisation
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What were the physical causes for the floods ?
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Heavy monsoon rainfall, melting of snow from the Himalayas, confluence of 2 rives increasing discharge, most of Bangladesh is flat (12m above see level)
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how much rainfall fell ?
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900mm
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how many people died ?
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2000
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Name the other primary effects :
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25 million homeless, 44 schools destroyed, 10000km of road destroyed, factories destroyed and livestock killed, rivers polluted with sewage
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Name the secondary effects :
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100000 people caught dysentery and diarrhea, flooded fields reduce rice production and price rose by 10%, 4000 schools affected by the floods.
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What were the immediate responses to the flooding ?
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Lack of evacuation so people would of died, Aid : oxfam and save the children gave medical, food and water supplies
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What were the long term effects ?
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charities have payed for villages to be rebuilt, some shelters and now being built of stilts, planting vegetation in the mountains, having flood wardens to warn villages.
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Key terms :
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Monsoon, deforestation, urbanisation, confluence, primary, secondary effect.
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How much did the price of rice increase by ?
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10%
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how many schools were affected by the flooding ?
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4000
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How many people caught water borne diseases ?
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100,000
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What year did the flood occur ?
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2007, July and August
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how many people were made homeless ?
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25 million
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What are the names of the rivers ?
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Brahmaputra and Ganges
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