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Bangladesh Case Study - Coggle Diagram
Bangladesh Case Study
background/location
Bangladesh is a small, flat and low-lying country
Located where the Ghanga, Brahmaputra and Meghan rivers meet
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Bangladesh has a high population density, low HDI
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The 1998 floods
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the main causes were, the high peaks occurring at the same time, high tides causing the river floods to back up, a strong monsoon that causes excessive flooding
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Coping with flooding
many houses, and also many roads are built on raised platforms
rural people cultivate different varieties of rice, some of which can grow in floodwaters
levees can give a false sense of security - they protect against minor floods but not against major ones
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Social problems
loss of land - leading to loss of social status and poverty which can prevent a family's children from being able to marry
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