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Flashcards by Emilie KACZOR, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Carlisle- winds reached? | 120mph |
| Carlisle- how large is the River Eden's drainage basin? | 2290km |
| Carlisle- how many trees fell? | 1/2 a million |
| Carlisle- which 2 tributaries join the River Eden at Carlisle? | River Caldew, River Petteril |
| Carlisle- peak discharge? | 1520 m³/s |
| Carlisle- when was peak discharge/ | Saturday evening 8th January 2005 |
| Carlisle- N of... | The Lake District |
| Carlisle- NW of... | The Pennines |
| Carlisle- SW of... | Northumerland National Park |
| Carlisle- what type of rainfall do mountainous areas cause? | orographic |
| Carlisle- how much rainfall in how long? | 175mm of persistent rain in 36 hours |
| Carlisle- according to the EA how much flooding was due to infrastructure and sewage? | 8% |
| Carlisle- according to the EA how much flooding was caused by run off? | 73% |
| Carlisle-What do drains do? | Provide a direct route for water to rivers |
| Carlisle- how much water flooded fire and police stations? | 2.5m |
| Carlisle- which important places were flooded? (2 places) | fire and police stations |
| Carlisle- which damage cannot be measured? | emotional and psychological |
| Carlisle- How many were injured? | 120 |
| Carlisle- how many died? | 3 |
| Carlisle- How many people were without power for 3 days? | 80,000 |
| Carlisle- How many were without power for more than 3 days? | 5,000 |
| Carlisle- how many businesses were flooded? | 300 |
| Carlisle- how many homes were affected? | 3,000 |
| Carlisle- how many properties were flooded? | 1865 |
| Carlisle- Who were worst affected? | people living South of the River Eden |
| Carlisle- What was reported damage costs for Network Rail? | £2.5million |
| Carlisle- what was the final estimated repair bill? | £250 million |
| Bangladesh- what % of Bangladesh is less than 10 metres above sea level | 75% |
| Bangladesh- what is a cyclone | a tropical revolving storm |
| Bangladesh- when do the cyclones occur (season) | the rainy season |
| Bangladesh- what 3 things to cyclones bring? | exceptional winds, intense precipitation and storm surges |
| What adds to discharge in the spring? | snow melt from the Himalayas |
| Bangladesh- which 3 rivers join to make the delta on which Bangladesh is situated? | River Ganges, River Brahmaputra, River Meghna |
| Bangladesh- what is the population of Dhaka? | over 1 million |
| Bangladesh- When is the wet season? | May- September |
| Bangladesh- what is the GDP per capita? | $300 |
| Bangladesh- What does low GDP per capita mean about river management? | It can only be carried out with aid from abroad |
| Bangladesh- there has been rapid _____ in the Himalayas? | deforestation |
| Bangladesh- when trees are cut down what happens to rates of interception and evapo-transpiration? | lower rates of interception and evapo-transpiration |
| Bangladesh- how many people died? | 800 |
| Bangladesh- how many people were made homeless? | 36 million |
| Bangladesh- name 4 environmental impacts (2 erosion based, 2 water related) | river bank erosion, soil erosion, water-logging and water contamination |
| Bangladesh- who were the worst affected? | slum dwellers |
| Bangladesh- why are slum dwellers homes easily washed away/destroyed? (2 points) | they live on poorly drained land, their homes aren't built on proper foundations |
| Bangladesh- how long were flights suspended until? | July |
| Bangladesh- what was economic damaged? | £1.4 billion |
| Bangladesh- what % of GDP for 2004 was lost? | 4% |
| Bangladesh- how much agricultural land was flooded? | 800,000 hectares |
| Bangladesh- what does no insurance of social welfare | people are reliant on foreign aid |
| Bangladesh- what type of illnesses were caused and why? | water related due to lack of sanitation |
| Bangladesh- how much crops did some farmers lose? | 1 years worth |
| Bangladesh- what was needed until next year's harvest? | emergency food aid |
| Bangladesh- which 3 places are squatter settlements often built on? | rubbish tips, swamps, river banks |
| Bangladesh- what % of Bangladesh's land area was flooded? | 38% |
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