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Where is the River Tees found?

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Cumbria

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Where is the source of the River tees?

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Moorlands of Cumbria

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How long is the River Tees?

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137km

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What is the reservoir which is found in the upper course of the River Tees?

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Cowgreen reservoir

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What is the waterfall which is located on the River Tees?

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High-Force waterfall

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What type of waterfall is high force known as?

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Cataract waterfall

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How much water pass over high force every second?

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20,000 litres

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What hard rock is found at the High force waterfall?

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Whinstone

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What is the name of a town inside a meander?

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Yarm

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What prevented Yarm from developing further?

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The meanders prevented larger boats reaching the town

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What flanks the river Tees estuary?

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Mudflats and sandbanks

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What delta is Bangladesh found on?

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The River Ganges delta

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13
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How many people live in Bangladesh?

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120 million

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What is the main tributary of the River Ganges?

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Brahmaptura

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15
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Is Bangladesh a LEDC or and MEDC?

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LEDC

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16
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How long is the River Ganges?

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2500km

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17
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What is the annual rainfall of Bangladesh?

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1920mm

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In which months are floods more likely to happen?

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  • June
  • July
  • August
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What are the causes of flooding in Bangladesh?

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  • Monsoons
  • Snow melt in the Himalayas
  • Glaciers
  • Tropical storms
  • Silt
  • Urbanization
  • Deforestation
  • Confluence
  • 6m above sea level
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How does snow melt in the Himalayas contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?

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The resulting water adds to the discharge of the river

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How do glaciers contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?

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Melted glaciers causes sea levels to rise

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How do tropical storms contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?

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Strong winds, rough seas and high waves

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How does silt contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?

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Blocks the flow of the rivers, smaller river channel which reduces the capacity and efficiency

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How does urbanization contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?

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Increases surface run-off

Decreases infiltration

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How does deforestation contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?
Reduces interception Increases surface run-off Reduces vegetation storage
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How does confluence contribute to flooding in Bangladesh?
Increasing discharge/water
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What percentage of the country is a floodplain?
80%
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What are the short term affects of flooding in Bangladesh?
- Drowning - Destroyed roads, rails, and telephones - Water wells have been contaminated - Crops destroyed
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What are the long term affects of flooding in Bangladesh?
- Waterborne diseases epidemic - Starvation - Farmland destroyed - New layer of silt, causes worse flooding - Fertile soil - Economic, no money from crops
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What were the short term responses to flooding in Bangladesh?
- Give clean water - Food - Used army to organize and help people
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What were the long term responses to flooding in Bangladesh?
- Remove silt from the river bed - Slow rate of deforestation and urbanization - Improve removal of water in cities, build dams - Flood defenses
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What flood defenses were used in response to the flood in Bangladesh?
``` Artificial Levee Protection Housing (high land) ```
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In which year was there a major flood in Bangladesh?
1998
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In the flood in Bangladesh how many people died?
1070
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How many people were made homeless as a result of the flood?
30 million
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How much of Bangladesh was underwater and for how long?
2/3 of the country underwater for 50 days
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What percentage of Bangladesh is 1 meter above sea level?
70%
38
Give an example of a eroding cliff face
Flamborough head
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What rock is Flamborough head made out of?
Chalk
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What is the rock next to Flamborough head which retreats at a faster rate?
Boulder clay
41
Describe the location of the Holderness coast
- NE coast - Lowland region of England - East riding of Yorkshire - River Humber estuary
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How long is the Holderness coastline?
61km
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What is the average rate of erosion at the Holderness cost?
2m/year with defences | 8-10m/year without defences
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What caused there to be glacial till on the Holderness coast?
Ice Age (12000-10000 years ago)
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Describe glacial till (boulder clay)
Extremely weak and very vulnerable to erosion
46
How much of the Holderness coast has been eroded since the Roman times?
4km
47
Describe Hornsea, which is found on the Holderness coast
Main settlement on the coast Population:8430 Important for TOURISM
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Describe Mappleton, which is found on the Holderness coast
3 km south of Hornsea-Small village Erosion is intense- 2m/year Lies on unconsolidated glacial till
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Describe Aldbourough , which is found on the Holderness coast
South of Mappleton | Retreating at a faster rate than Mappleton
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Describe Withernsea , which is found on the Holderness coast
Attracts tourists | Important for economy of the area
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What is the spit on the Holderness coast name?
Spurn Head
52
Describe spurn head
5.5 km long Made up of sediment and shingle Important for wildlife Full time lifeboatmen live there
53
In Bangladesh what cyclone happened in November 2007?
Cyclone Sidr
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How many people were affected by cyclone Sidr?
845,000
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How many people were forced to evacuate because of cyclone Sidr?
600,000
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What level of cyclone was Sidr?
Level 5 (top level)
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What impacts did Cyclone Sidr have on Bangladesh?
- Damaged food/water supplies - Roads damaged - Port and airport forced to close - 95% of rice destroyed, damages economy - Sandabands (mangroves) damaged, destroying ecosystems - Trees uprooted
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How does cattle ranching contribute to deforestation?
- 60% of deforestation is due to cattle ranching - 15 million acres every year - Huge losses in biodiversity (23,000 species extinct/yeat)
59
Name 6 countries that the Sahel is found in
- Burkina Faso - Mali - Chad - Mauritania - Niger - Chad - Sudan
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When did the most recent Sahel drought take place?
2015
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Where is the Sahel located?
South of the Sahara | 5400km long, cover 3 million km2
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Describe the Sahel
Between 200mm-600mm a year Vegetation is savanna like People are herders Suffering from soil degradation and desertification

GCSE - Geography (Dave) (16 decks)

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