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WorksheetsBangladesh Flood - Development
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
These countries border Bangladesh.
Pakistan and India
India and China
Nepal and Pakistan
India and Australia
What is the average elevation of Bangladesh?
1m above sea level
1000 m above sea level
-50 m below sea level
50 m above sea level
What two main rivers flow through Bangladesh?
The Ganges and the Brahmaputra
The Nile and the Amazon
The Ganges and the Yellow
The Brahmaputra and the Yangtze
When the delta's rivers flood, what happens close to the coast?
The delta turns into a lake.
The water turns yellow.
The rivers run dry.
The ocean gets lower.
75% of rainfall falls in Bangladesh between which months?
June and September
September and January
March and May
February and July
The wet season in Bangladesh is called...
The Monsoon
The Pontoon
The Vancroon
The Soonmon
An area that gets flooded often and has fertile soil is called...
A floodplain
A flood zone
A plain zone
A dry plain
The source of most rivers in Bangladesh is the...
Himalaya Mountains
Indian Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Bangladesh
Khulna
Chittagong
Dhaka
Rajshahi
What is the name of the sea closest to Bangladesh?
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Bangladeshi Gulf
Sri Lankan Sea
Why are the Himalayas increasing erosion?
Tectonic uplift increases elevation, which creates increase in potential energy
Tectonic movement forces rivers to move faster by adding power to their movement
Avalanches in the Himalayas move push more water downhill
More energy is released into the rivers through seismic waves
What is the third major river flooding Bangladesh?
Meghna
Indus
Yangtze
Yellow River
Why do coastal storms cause rivers to flood? (2)
They have storm surges which block up the mouths of the rivers, forcing river water upstream and flooding to occur.
They bring additional rainfall, increasing likelihood of a flood.
The strong winds blow the water out of the river channels.
What is relief rain?
When it has been very hot, lots of water vapour evaporates and condenses, causing rain storms.
When it has been very hot and everyone is happy it has rained for a while.
When hills/mountains force clouds upwards, cooling them even further, leading to more rain.
When clouds move downhill because they are heavy and it rains as a result.
What % of the capital city was under water in 2004?
35
40
45
50
How many died in 2004 due to the flood?
400
500
600
700
How many suffered diarrhoea due to water contamination? (appox.)
100,000
110,000
120,000
115,000
No. of people homeless? (million)
3
13
30
33
Including secondary deaths, how many died?
600
650
700
750
Damage to schools & hospitals was estimated at $....bn?
5
6
7
8
Which crops were devastated by the flood waters?
rice, jute, sugar
rice, wheat, sugar
rice, jute, wheat
jute, wheat, sugar
