Flood - Bangladesh 1998 Flashcards
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What were the human causes of the flood?
A
- Increasing population - caused the sinking of many wells and lowering of the water table
- Deforestation
- Bangladesh is an LEDC so they can’t afford flood defence
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Q
What were the physical causes of the flood?
A
- Bangladesh is a low-lying country with 70% below 1m above sea level.
- Two major rivers - Ganges and Brahmaputra
- In the spring snowmelt from the Himalayas increases flood risk
- Bangladesh has a monsoon climate
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Q
What were the positive impacts?
A
- Water provided for crops
- Soil was fertilised
- Deposition of silt created new land
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Q
How many were made homeless?
A
30 million
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Q
How many died?
A
1000.
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Q
How was food supply affected?
A
- Flooding destroyed rice crops
- 700,000 hectares of crops destroyed
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Q
Why was communication difficult?
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- Roads and railways were washed away
- This made the distribution of aid difficult
