bangladesh chittagong

Question 1

flooding risk factors
5

Answer 1

urbanisation
deforestation
low lying land/delta
tropical cyclones
mangrove removal for aquaculture

Question 2

causes of coastal flooding
2

Answer 2

-removal of coastal mangroves for aquaculture (shrimp farming) has worsened the effect of slr and storm surges
- storm surges flood coastal areas

Question 3

rivers and result of urbanisation and impermeable surfaces

Answer 3

urbanisation creates impermeable surfaces and channels precipitation into already swollen rivers

Question 4

the convergence of 3 rivers increase discharge and particular locations

Answer 4

the ganges, brahmap ultra and meghna

Question 5

how much mosoon rain can fall a day

Answer 5

500 mm a day

Question 6

cusses of river flooding in bangladesh chittagong
-tonnes?
-where

Answer 6

tectonic uplift in the himalayas releases huge quantities of sediment choking river channels
1billion tonnes of sediment a year
causing the water basin to rise-> SLR