Geography Form 2

Exeat Assignment
Use the notes below the questions
NB: Read and understand the question
Due date 23/02/24
Answer all question.

1(a) Describe and explain the causes of floods (8)

(b)Using one case study of an area affected by flood, assess the impacts of floods (8)
(c)Discuss the control measure that can be done to reduce the impacts of floods (9)
River flooding

A river floods when it overflows.

Discharge = the amount of water in a river at any time

Overbank full discharge is when the level of water in the channel over tops the banks and causes a flood.

This can happen for a number of reasons (CAUSES) and is because too much water gets to the river too
quickly so it can not carry it away in time and it overflows.

Causes of flooding in Bangladesh

  The Himalayas sit to the north of Bangladesh
 The Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers come from India and have their lower courses in Bangladesh
 The Bay of Bengal (ocean) sits to the south of Bangladesh
See if any of these images jog your memory about why Bangladesh floods.

We can split the causes of river flooding in Bangladesh into two groups
HUMAN = humans have done something to cause a river to overflow

PHYSICAL = nature has done something to cause a river to overflow

Look at the table below to find out the main reasons for flooding and Bangladesh and some detailed
explanations you could use for A* answers in the exam!

Effects of floods
Floods can have devastating effects wherever they strike. You should be able to write a case study answer
about a real place in the world where flooding has occurred, and the effects this has had on people and the
country.

Watch the clip below on the Bangladesh Floods in 2004 and make notes on the effects it
had. Remember, your case study answers will be better with place specific detail.

Case study card on Bangladesh Flooding:

Made by Veronica Lo (Year 10 Class 2015)
Flooding Solutions
Information researched and added by members of the Year 10 class of 2015 (Julie Porcheron and Natasha
Tan)
General Flooding Solutions- by Julie Porcheron

Flooding solutions in Bangladesh- By Natasha Tan

In 1989, the government of Bangladesh started to work with a number of agencies with other countries and
was able to create a Flood Action Plan (funded by the world bank). This scheme contained 26 action points
which they hoped would provide a long term solution to the country’s flooding problems.

Short term management:

 Boats were used to rescue people from the flood.
 Emergency food, medical supplies, water and tents were provided for people who have lost their
homes, injured and those who don’t have enough to eat.
 Foods for livestock were also provided.
 The government repaired and rebuilt houses for the people as well as services such as the sewage
system.
 Aids from foreign countries were given to Bangladesh.
 They build shelters on stilts to avoid the flood occurring below.
 Early-warning systems are made to warn people when a flood would occur.
 Temporary levees are made and placed around the city or across the streets to stop flood water
damaging property.
Long term management:
 They reduced deforestation in Nepal and Himalayas so that interception could occur more frequently
when it rained.
 7 large dams were built to store excess water and it would take $30-40 million and 40 years to
complete.
 Flood shelters were built to accommodate the population of Bangladesh.
 A 350km of embankment was built at a cost of $6 billion to reduce the chance of flooding along the
main river channels.
 Flood water storage areas were built to store the excess water from flooding.
 They developed an effective flood warning scheme