Bangladesh Flood 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEOCR Created by: tps-joshCreated on: 20-04-17 10:26 Bangladesh is a ..... country in ...... Bangladesh is a poor country in Asia. 1 of 14 The country is very low-lying, which means? That they experience regular flooding. 2 of 14 Name the two main rivers? Brahmaputra and Ganges 3 of 14 How much rainfall fell in July, and what impact did this have? 900mm of rainfall fell in July, which saturated the ground. 4 of 14 Melting snow from the ...... in the ........ Melting snow from the glaciers in the Himalayas. 5 of 14 TRUE OR FALSE: The peak discharge of both rivers happened at the same time? TRUE 6 of 14 How many deaths were caused? Over 2000. 7 of 14 How many people were made homeless? 25 million. 8 of 14 How many schools were totally destroyed? 44 schools. 9 of 14 How many people caught water-borne diseases? 100,000 people. 10 of 14 Reduced ....... ......... as flooding destroyed ........ fields. Reduced rice yields as flooding destroyed paddy fields. 11 of 14 Bangladesh has a flood forecasting and warning system with how many flooding monitoring stations? 85. 12 of 14 How many km's of man-made levees? 6000km. 13 of 14 Why do they allow controlled flooding in some parts of Bangladesh? In order for sediment to build up and build natural banks. 14 of 14
GEOGRAPHY - COASTAL FLOODING - COPING WITH FLOODING IN BANGLADESH (CASE STUDY) 3.5 / 5 based on 4 ratings
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