River: Ganges

River: Ganges

8th Grade

10 Qs

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River: Ganges

River: Ganges

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The opportunities it provides:

Water supply for cleaning , bathing, drinking and irrigating

Fertile Land- annual deposits of alluvial from flooding

Fish supply for trade and food-

Agriculture of rice and jute- 6th largest producer of rice

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Hazards

Regular industrial pollution

There are some 30 cities, along the banks of the Ganga. Nearly all of the sewage from these population centers – over 1.3 billion litres per day – passes directly into the river,

Flooding-due to human and natural consequences

Agriculture pollution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

River Ganga is 2525km long and 17 m dee

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Human causes of flooding

Urbanisation - decreases infiltration causing increased surface run off.

Deforestation - reduces interception and increases surface run off , causing floods

Poorly maintained flood defences

Creation of dams

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Physical causes of flooding

Global warming- snow melts in the Himalayas causing sea levels to rise and causing floods

Cyclones hit Bangladesh from the Bay of Bengal causing storm surges

70% of Bangladesh lives on land that is less than 1m above sea level.

The south of India is one big floodplain (low lying area)

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Short term management :

Flood warning systems were developed

Tents and blankets were provided for the homeless

Boats are used to rescue people

Emergency water and food supplies distributed

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Long term management

Reduce the rate of deforestation in the Himalayas

5000 flood shelters were built

7 Dams were built- costing $40 million , one of them was the Tehri Dam

350 km of levees were built

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