Background Information on the State of Odisha Flashcards
Where is Odisha located?
South-east coast, bordering Bay of Bengal.
Shape of the coastline?
Relatively straight.
480km long.
Few inlets or natural harbours.
Where do most people live?
On the coastal plains.
How much mangrove?
1435km2.
How many deltas?
6.
Hexadeltaic region or gift of the six rivers.
What attracts bird life?
Chilika Lake, brackish salty lagoon.
Less salty in monsoon season.
How is the coastline a significant sediment store?
High deposition.
Why are rivers important?
They transfer sediment to the system.
Name 3 depositional land forms found around Odisha?
Beaches.
Sand dunes.
Delta.
What do the deltas provide?
A source of sediment for coast.
What is the relief like in most of the land?
Mostly flat.
Most of the land is at or below sea level - risk of flooding.
Name 3 forms of hard engineering along the Odisha coastline and their impacts?
Seawalls.
Breakwaters.
Rock armour.
All exacerbated the rate of erosion.
What does Chilika lake demonstrate?
Its a temporary store of water in the water cycle.
Demonstrating the movement between atmosphere and hydrosphere.
What is happening in Bhadrak?
Mangrove vegetation is leading to addition of sediment of rates of 5% of any where else in the coast.
Most erosion…
South.
