Water On Land Case Studies

Question 1

Flooding
LEDC Pakistan
2010

Responses?

Answer 1

UK sent $210 million in aid 
Australia sent 180 doctors and nurses 
'Save the children' sent helicopters to help those who were cut off
'Oxfam' bottled water and sanitation 
Tent camps put up on dry land

Question 2

Flooding
MEDC York UK
Nov 2000

Effects?

Answer 2

3,000 residents evacuated 
10,000 homes and businesses flooded
Furniture ruined 
Cost council £1.3 million 
Over £100,000 paid to fire service

Question 3

Flooding
MEDC York UK
Nov 2000

Responses?

Answer 3

500 army troops called in to lay bags 
Furniture put upstairs 
Emergency centres set up 2 schools 
1.Clifton Ings 
Natural floodplain upstream water is stored and released 
2.River Foss Barrier 
Gate separating river Ouse from Foss

Question 4

How are rivers in the UK being managed to provide water supply?
Lake Vyrnwy Wales

Good effects?

Bad effects?

Answer 4

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local people have jobs as a result of cafes info centres gift shops etc
Thousands of tourists visit
National nature reserve - (SSSI)
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Village had to be drowned by the reservoir
2 chapels and 37 houses lost

Question 5

Flooding
LEDC Pakistan

Effects?

Answer 5

2000 died 
2,966 injured 
Illnesses spread eg. Malaria outbreaks
10,000 transmission lines destroyed so there were major power cuts 
Economic impact; $43 billion 
Buildings $4 million in repairs 
1.89 million homes destroyed 
700,000 acres of cotton fields lost