Ganges Flashcards
1
Q
When
A
June 2013
2
Q
Died
A
200
3
Q
Stranded
A
500,000
4
Q
Imagery system
A
Sparso monitor cloud cover rainfall patterns
5
Q
Solutions
A
Multi-national aid, emergency shelter, improved forecast, feeding programmes
6
Q
Deforestation
A
Less interception. More soil erosion. Pop increase, greater demand for food fuel materials
7
Q
Ganges river pop
A
400 mil
8
Q
Length
A
1560 miles
9
Q
…. Types of fish…. Of amphibian
A
100.50
10
Q
Of rain
A
500 mm a day
11
Q
Causes
A
3 huge rivers converge, meghna Brahmaputra Ganges, cyclones Bay of Bengal. Monsoon rain, snowmelt, wind brings storm surges, tectonic uplift soil erosion
12
Q
… Sea rise
A
1.5m affecting 17 million people and 22000km of land
