Flooding in an LEDC - Bangladesh Flashcards

1
Q

What is our case study for a flood in an LEDC?

A

Bangladesh.

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2
Q

When was the Bangladesh flooding?

A

July 2004.

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3
Q

Name the main rivers which flow through Bangladesh?

A

The Ganges.

Brahmaputra.

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4
Q

Heavy monsoon rained from when?

A

May to September.

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5
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What % of Bangladesh is a delta or floodplain?

A

80%

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6
Q

What is the land like in Bangladesh?

A

Flat.
Low lying.
Easily flooded.

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7
Q

What % is only _ metres above sea level?

A

75%

10m.

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8
Q

What is most of its delta built up from?

A

Silt of three rivers.

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9
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Whats wrong with all three rivers?

A

They have their peak flow at the same time.

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10
Q

Rivers are blocked or their channels are shallow because of what?

A

Deposited silt.

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11
Q

What increased surface run-off and adds to deposition and flooding downstream?

A

Deforestation in Nepal and the Himalayas.

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12
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What has urbanisation of flood plains done?

A

Increased magnitude and frequency of floods.

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13
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What has the building of dams done in India?

A

Increased the problem of sedimentation in Bangladesh.

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14
Q

What is Global warming blamed for?

A

Sea level rise.
Increased snow melt.
Increase rainfall in region.

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15
Q

What do poorly maintained embankments do?

A

Leak and collapse in times of high discharge.

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16
Q

What % of the land was flooded?

A

60%.

17
Q

What % of Dhaka under water?

A

40%.

18
Q

How many people were killed?

A

1,040.

19
Q

How many homes were destroyed?

A

7 million.

20
Q

How many people were made homeless?

A

23.5 million.

21
Q

What was there serious shortages of?

A

Drinking water.

Dry food.

22
Q

What diseases spread?

A

Bronchitis.
Cholera.
Diarrhoea.

23
Q

How many people suffered from diarrhoea in Dhaka?

A

100,000.

24
Q

What happened when the water receded?

A

It left fields of rotting crops.
Wrecked crops.
Destroyed bridges/villages.

25
Q

How much rice was destroyed?

A

2 million tonnes.

26
Q

How much cattle and poultry were lost?

A

1/2 million.

27
Q

How much did the flood cost the country?

A

$1 billion.