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Bangladesh Flood Flashcards

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1
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How much of the land is below 6m?

A

60%

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2
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Over 1/3 of land is…

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tidal influenced.

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3
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Delta drains…

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12x the size of Bagladesh-very large floodplain

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4
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Confluence of…

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3 large rivers.

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5
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Cyclons brings…

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storm surges.

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6
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The country itself is…

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floodplain.

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7
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There are high inputs of water from…

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melted snow in the Himalayas.

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8
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Stream density in Bangladesh is larger than…

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Amazon’s.

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9
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There are high rates of lateral…

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shifting.

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10
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Area of Monsoon…

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rains.

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11
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How many people work in the primary industry?

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47% especially farming

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12
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It is the most densely…

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populated country in the world.

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13
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High rates of deforestation for…

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building houses and clearing land for farming.

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14
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Aggregation is very…

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common. Eroded material “blocks” river channels and drops the channel capacity and HR decreases.

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15
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Unregulated…

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urbanisation=poor drainage system

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16
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Due to global warming…

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sea levels rise and more glacial in mountains melts.

17
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Over 10million people live in…

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slump housing on chars created by deposition of alluvium. It is only temporary land.

18
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Over 50 million people live in…

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poverty.

19
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Due to lack of education, many people choose to live on…

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on fertile land closer to the river.

20
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Due to largest floods in…

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1998, 20 million people faced malonutrition.

21
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(1998) The number of deaths was…

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around 1500 and almost 1000 000 houses damaged.

22
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To reduce the impacts of floods, many roads and houses were built…

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on raised platforms.

23
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Rural people cultivated different…

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varieties of rice, some of which can grow in floodwaters.

24
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Leeves were built on the banks…

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increasing channel capacity. Around 10 000 kilometres.

25
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The Flood Forecasting Warning Centre issues…

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five-day forecasts during the monsoon season.

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