HW01.04 - Effects of Flooding in Bangladesh - Yr7

How many homes were damaged during the 2023 floods that covered a quarter of Bangladesh?

• 1 million
• 100000
• 1.3 million
• 7 million

How many rivers roughly criss-cross Bangladesh?

• 30
• 2000
• 3
• 230

What is the name of the area of water that Bangladesh is next to? The Bay of _ _ _ _ _ _ (6 letters)

(a)  

What is the name of the season of heavy rains that hit Bangladesh? (7 letters)

(a)  

Why is the monsoon season important?

• It brings the rain and the soil needed to help crops grow in the country
• It brings all the water that is needed for people in the country to wash with etc.
• It washes away all the soil that is filling up the river channels.

What has Bangladesh normally done in the past to prevent the floods but it's not working very well?

• Digging deeper holes so that the water can escape.
• Building walls and embankments to try to stop the high waters.
• Planting more trees in the Himalayas.
• Creating more rivers so that the water can escape somewhere.

What do some of the experts say about flood defense?

• It's better to try and change the direction of the rivers so the water can go a different way.
• There is nothing that the population can do to help their situation.
• More embankments and walls need to be built.
• It's better to work with nature, not against it.

People are now using more traditional methods to prepare for flooding like: 'dig, elevate, (a)   ' (5 letters)

Which ones are ways of preventing floods? Choose all the correct answers.

• Building embankments and walls
• Building their houses on higher ground.
• Building water retention ponds to collect the extra water.
• Using boats instead of motorbikes.

Which ones are ways of preparing for floods? Choose all the correct answers.

• Using the 'dig, elevate, dwell' method.
• Using sandbags and collecting water before a storm.
• Changing the direction of the rivers.
• Making roads and infrastructure more resilient to water.