Geography – Case

Studies.
By Maddy.
The 3 Case Studies.
 Famine In Sudan.

 Flooding In Bangladesh.

 Sustainable Development In Snowdonia

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 Quiz.
 Famine In Sudan.
 Causes.

 Effects 1998.

 Responses.

 Map Of Sudan.
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 Causes.
 Best land is used for cash crops e.g.
cotton.
 Deforestation – soil erosion.

 Civil war – crops destroyed.

 Overgrazing by goats.

 Drought lack of water.

 Crops die.

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 Ef fec t 1998.
 Poor roads – food could
not be distributed.
 Malnutrition.
 Starvation.
 Famine 100,000 people died.
 Refuges.
 Diseases spread easily e.g cholera,
dysentery.
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 Responses.
 Seeds, medicines, doctors, food; rice,
millet, and clean water are sent over
to Sudan.
 International aid e.g red cross.

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 Map of Sudan.

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Flooding In Bangladesh.
 Bangladesh Facts. Pictures.
 Causes Physical.
 Causes Human.
 Effects In 1998.
 Flood Management In Bangladesh.
 Short Term Management.
 Long Term Management.
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 Bangladesh Facts.
 Bangladesh is one of the world's
most densely populated countries! It
has a population of 125m.
 It is one of the poorest countries in
the world with a GNP of $200 per
head.
 It has three powerful rivers passing
through - The Ganges, The Meghan &
The Brahmaputra.
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 More Facts.
 It contains virtually no raw materials
or rock.
 It experiences floods and tropical
storms every year.

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 Physical Causes.
 70% of the total area is less than 1
metre above sea level.
 Snowmelt from the Himalayas takes
place in late spring & summer.
 Bangladesh experiences heavy
monsoon rains.

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 More Causes.
 Tropical storms bring heavy rains and
coastal flooding.
 The main cause was the above
average & long period of heavy rain
which caused all 3 rivers to have
their peak flow at the same time!

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 Human Causes.
 Deforestation in Nepal and the Himalayas
increases flooding downstream.
 Urbanisation of the flood plain has
increased magnitude & frequency of
floods.
 The building of dams in India has
increased the problem of sedimentation in
Bangladesh.
 Global warming is blamed for sea level
rise, increased snow melt & increased
rainfall in the region.
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 Effects 1998.
 Over 57% of the land area was
flooded.
 Over 1300 people were killed.
 7 million homes were destroyed.
 25 million people were made
homeless.
 There was a serious shortage of
drinking water & dry food.
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 More effects.

 Diseases spread such as bronchitis and

cholera/diarrhoea.
 As the waters receded - it left fields of
rotting crops, wrecked roads and bridges
and destroyed villages.
 2 million tonnes of rice was destroyed.
 1/2 million cattle and poultry were lost.
 Overall the floods cost the country almost
$1 billion.
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 Flood Management.
 In1989 the government of
Bangladesh began working with a
number of international agencies to
produce a Flood Action Plan.
 This huge scheme contained 26
action points which it was hoped
would provide a long term solution to
the country's flooding problems.
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 Short Term Management.
 Boats to rescue people.
 Emergency supplies for food, water,
tents and medicines.
 Fodder for livestock.
 Repair and rebuild houses, as well as
services such as sewage etc.
 Aid from other countries.
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 Long Term Management.
 Reduce Deforestation in Nepal &
Himalayas.
 Build 7 large dams in Bangladesh to
store excess water $30-$40 million
and 40 years to complete.
 Build 5000 flood shelters to
accommodate all the population.

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 More Long Term.
 Build 350km of embankment - 7
metres high at a cost of $6 billion to
reduce flooding along the main river
channels.
 Create flood water storage areas.
 Develop an effective Flood Warning
Scheme.

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Sustainable Development
in Snowdonia.
► National park aims.

► Why does it need to be managed?

► Conflicts and Solutions.

► Snowdonia café.

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 National Park Aims.
► Conservation – Looking after the area.

► Recreation – Encouraging peaple to

visit.

► Locals – Promote economic and social

well being for people who live in the
area.
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 Why does it need to be
managed?
► Beautiful landscapes and villages.

► Mountains, rivers, forests and lakes.

► Rare plants and animals.

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 Conflicts and Solutions.
Conflicts: Solutions:

► Footpath erosion. New paths made

► Between from hard
Conservation and wearing natural
stone.
Recreation.
£100 per metre.

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 Conflicts and Solutions.
Conflicts
Solutions.
► Rare plants are
► Fenced area so
being eaten by
sheep. the sheep can
► Between not eat the rare
Conservation and plants in that
Locals. area.

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 Conflicts and Solutions.
Conflicts. Solutions.
► Tourist creates
► Car parks on the
noise and traffic. edges of town.
► Between
► Better public
Recreation and transport.
locals.

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Snowdonia Café.

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Now Try The Quiz.

What have you

learnt?
 Deforestation is ………

• Effect

• Cause

• Response
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Which of these is an effect of the
famine in Sudan ?

• Civil war

• Red cross

• Poor roads
 Which of these is a disease they
get linked to water ?
• Aids

• Cholera

• Cancer
 The population of Bangladesh
is….?
• 563 million

• 230 million

• 125 million
 Why does Snowdonia need
managing ?
• Rare plants

• Conservation

• So it doesn’t get blown up.

Which is a solution of Snowdonia ?

• Tourist creates noise and traffic.

• Car parks on the edges of town.

You are correct !!!!!!!!

Well done you now

know all three case
studies!!!!!!!!