Bangledesh

Question 0

The country is one huge…………?

Answer 0

Delta

Question 1

How much of the land is >1 m above sea level?

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

How many rivers does the country contain?

Answer 2

250

Question 3

Where do the rivers start from

Answer 3

The Himalayas

Question 4

What are the three main rivers?

Answer 4

Ganges, Brahmaputra and meghna

Question 5

Human causes?

Answer 5

Deforestation, urbanisation and improved infrastructure

Question 6

What dam was built and what effect did it have

Answer 6

Farraka dam 1971, caused flooding by blocking off rivers

Question 7

What was the flood action plan?

Answer 7

1990-1995 raising embankments & surveying rivers

Question 8

Solutions of the floods?

Answer 8

Controlled flood land, controlling embankments, surveying rivers

Question 9

How does self help schemes help?

Answer 9

Irrigated agriculture in dry season, escape centres on high grounds and specially designed school buildings

Question 10

How many people were killed in the floods

Answer 10

1000+

Question 11

How much did the floods cost?

Answer 11

£1 billion

Question 12

How much of the land was flooded?

Answer 12

57%

Question 13

Social effects of flooding

Answer 13

Shortage of food and water and infections