Monsoon in Bangladesh 2007 CS

Question 1

Identify the geographical area covered in Bangladesh by the monsoon

Answer 1

60% covered by floods

9 million people living in delta region where displaced

Question 2

how did its geography influence (increased) the risk and outbreak of typhoid in Bangladesh?

Answer 2

Flooding in years from the rivers and melting of glaciers

Floodwater contaminated the water supply with bacteria

Low elevation

Question 3

What impacts are there on Bangladesh’s population?

Answer 3

1/8 were contaminated by bacteria from sewage

100,000 hospital admissions

800 drowned in floods

Question 4

3 strategies to manage the flooding in Bangladesh

Answer 4

Government and international agencies provided emergency relief aid

UNICEF provided essential drugs to treat patients such as saline solution to combat dehydration from diarrhea

93,000 wells were repaired