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Comparing a major flood in an MEDC and an LEDC- CASE STUDY!
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- 1Carlisle- winds reached?120mph
- 2Carlisle- how large is the River Eden's drainage basin?2290km
- 3Carlisle- how many trees fell?1/2 a million
- 4Carlisle- which 2 tributaries join the River Eden at Carlisle?River Caldew, River Petteril
- 5Carlisle- peak discharge?1520 m³/s
- 6Carlisle- when was peak discharge/Saturday evening 8th January 2005
- 7Carlisle- N of...The Lake District
- 8Carlisle- NW of...The Pennines
- 9Carlisle- SW of...Northumerland National Park
- 10Carlisle- what type of rainfall do mountainous areas cause?orographic
- 11Carlisle- how much rainfall in how long?175mm of persistent rain in 36 hours
- 12Carlisle- according to the EA how much flooding was due to infrastructure and sewage?8%
- 13Carlisle- according to the EA how much flooding was caused by run off?73%
- 14Carlisle-What do drains do?Provide a direct route for water to rivers
- 15Carlisle- how much water flooded fire and police stations?2.5m
- 16Carlisle- which important places were flooded? (2 places)fire and police stations
- 17Carlisle- which damage cannot be measured?emotional and psychological
- 18Carlisle- How many were injured?120
- 19Carlisle- how many died?3
- 20Carlisle- How many people were without power for 3 days?80,000
- 21Carlisle- How many were without power for more than 3 days?5,000
- 22Carlisle- how many businesses were flooded?300
- 23Carlisle- how many homes were affected?3,000
- 24Carlisle- how many properties were flooded?1865
- 25Carlisle- Who were worst affected?people living South of the River Eden
- 26Carlisle- What was reported damage costs for Network Rail?£2.5million
- 27Carlisle- what was the final estimated repair bill?£250 million
- 28Bangladesh- what % of Bangladesh is less than 10 metres above sea level75%
- 29Bangladesh- what is a cyclonea tropical revolving storm
- 30Bangladesh- when do the cyclones occur (season)the rainy season
- 31Bangladesh- what 3 things to cyclones bring?exceptional winds, intense precipitation and storm surges
- 32What adds to discharge in the spring?snow melt from the Himalayas
- 33Bangladesh- which 3 rivers join to make the delta on which Bangladesh is situated?River Ganges, River Brahmaputra, River Meghna
- 34Bangladesh- what is the population of Dhaka?over 1 million
- 35Bangladesh- When is the wet season?May- September
- 36Bangladesh- what is the GDP per capita?$300
- 37Bangladesh- What does low GDP per capita mean about river management?It can only be carried out with aid from abroad
- 38Bangladesh- there has been rapid _____ in the Himalayas?deforestation
- 39Bangladesh- when trees are cut down what happens to rates of interception and evapo-transpiration?lower rates of interception and evapo-transpiration
- 40Bangladesh- how many people died?800
- 41Bangladesh- how many people were made homeless?36 million
- 42Bangladesh- name 4 environmental impacts (2 erosion based, 2 water related)river bank erosion, soil erosion, water-logging and water contamination
- 43Bangladesh- who were the worst affected?slum dwellers
- 44Bangladesh- 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
- 45Bangladesh- how long were flights suspended until?July
- 46Bangladesh- what was economic damaged?£1.4 billion
- 47Bangladesh- what % of GDP for 2004 was lost?4%
- 48Bangladesh- how much agricultural land was flooded?800,000 hectares
- 49Bangladesh- what does no insurance of social welfarepeople are reliant on foreign aid
- 50Bangladesh- what type of illnesses were caused and why?water related due to lack of sanitation
- 51Bangladesh- how much crops did some farmers lose?1 years worth
- 52Bangladesh- what was needed until next year's harvest?emergency food aid
- 53Bangladesh- which 3 places are squatter settlements often built on?rubbish tips, swamps, river banks
- 54Bangladesh- what % of Bangladesh's land area was flooded?38%
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