Lesson 14

Question 1

Impacts of coastal flooding in the USA? (4)

Answer 1

occur once a month
crops destroyed/flooded
thermal expansion
Social mobility - poor can’t afford to move, elderly, children can’t get to school (spiral of decline).

Question 2

Consequences of coastal flooding in Australia? (8)

Answer 2

50% of coasts vulnerable to erosion
10cm would triple risk
Infrastructure not designed to accommodate sea level
Ground water could be polluted by salt intrusion
Economic costs increasing greatly with small rises in sea level.
Ecosystems will become trapped
loss for tourism industry - erosion
Expenditure on beach nourishment could increase by $39m a year

Question 3

Impacts of coastal flooding in the Philippines? (1)

Answer 3

storm surge/ high tides

Question 4

Consequences of coastal flooding in the Philippines? (4)

Answer 4

losses of $6.5 billion a year
sea level rise by 6mm a year
country economically vulnerable 90% of wealth in 15% of population
ecosystems destroyed

Question 5

Consequences of coastal flooding in the Maldives? (refugee) (3)

Answer 5

Government moved 200 people to lowest island
Economy based on tourism and fishing, likely to disappear
400,000 population, hard to find country willing to except that many people

Question 6

What are the similar consequences of Australia and the Philippines? (4)

Answer 6

ecosystems destroyed
pollution (salt intrusion)
Economic costs increase with sea level rising
big losses to infrastructure and economy