The Maldives - Sea Level Rise 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyThe Coastal ZoneCase StudyGCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 04-04-16 13:41 How much of the land is below 1m? 80% 1 of 11 What is the population of the Maldives? 300,000 people 2 of 11 How many islands make up the Maldives and how many are inhabited? 1,190 island, 199 are inhabited 3 of 11 How long before the Maldives will be completely submerged at the current rate? 50-100 years 4 of 11 What is the environmental impact involving loss of beaches? Leads to loss of habitat and exposes land behind beaches to flooding 5 of 11 What is the environmental impact involving loss of soil and how thick is the layer of soil? Soil could wash away preventing the growth of plants, soil is 20cm thick 6 of 11 What are the 3 social impacts of the flooding? Houses damaged, communities homeless and less fresh water as supplies are polluted by the sea 7 of 11 What are the 3 economic impacts of flooding? Loss if tourism (main industry), airport closed down, disrupts the fishing industry (largest export) by damaging fish processing plants 8 of 11 How much was given by Japan to build a sea wall, what does it protect and how high was it? $60 million given, protects Male (the capital city) and it is 3m high 9 of 11 What did the government do and encourages other governments to mimic? Became carbon neutral 10 of 11 What does the government aim to do to home Maldivian's when the Maldives become inhabitable? They aim to buy land in India and Australia to move Maldivian's there 11 of 11
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