RIVERS bangladesh - natural and human causes of flooding (+&- effects)

Question 1

(Human) what increases flood risk?

Answer 1

land clearance and deforestation (more discharge)

- fewer trees to intercept water

Question 2

(Human) how is global warming affecting flooding?

Answer 2

sea levels rising

- bangladesh is low lying

Question 3

(natural) what are the natural causes of flooding?

Answer 3

• melting snow
• tectonic activity
• monsoons

Question 4

why is Bangladesh so impacted by flooding?

Answer 4

• Monsoons between may and September
• Bangladesh lies right in the middle of river mouths (India and china)
• 1.7 million square kilometres rivers surrounding them (three great rivers) twelve times bigger than the country itself
• 2/3rds of land is less than 15ft above sea level

Question 5

is Bangladesh a floodplain?

Answer 5

• Bangladesh is giant flood plain
• Very flat and low lying
• High sea levels
  -less than 15ft above sea level
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