case study Bangladesh Flashcards
1
Q
what is the location of rivers case study
A
South Asia bordering India and Myanmar
2
Q
what river is it
A
Ganges
3
Q
what are the two type of causes for flooding groups
A
physical and human
4
Q
what are the human causes to flooding 2
A
Deforestation – less interception of water and more surface run-off
Urbanisation – rain cannot infiltrate so moves to the river quickly by surface run-off
5
Q
what are the two physical causes of flooding
A
Heavy prolonged rainfall – monsoon rains from May to September
Impermeable rocks – water cannot infiltrate into the ground
Snow melt – add lots of water to the river very rapidly
6
Q
what the effects to flooding
A
- Diarrhoea from drinking water affect 100,000 people
- UN launched an appeal for $74 million in aid
- $7 billion in damages
- 2/3 of Bangladesh was under water
7
Q
what are the soft engirding for this
A
warning systems/ sandbags
