Summary AQA A Level Geography case study - SUNDARBANS
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Coastal Environments
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AQA
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location + climate Resilience
- the Sundarbans region is the words largest mangrove Is the Public Health Engineering Department
forest in the world in Southwest Bangladesh and is
increasing access to
cla water and sanitation
east India . It is on the delta of the Gangeso n the
This will improve health and quality of life
Bay of Bengal >
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better roads and bridges are being built in the region
,
>
- the region has a population of 4 million improving access
for residents and visitors
- However, this
the land
>
- is flat and low lying
.
It is can lead to deforestation and other environmental
intercepted by thousands of charnes ,
many damage
>
which mains electricity is being extended to more
-
contain small , sandy or
sity islands areas
the region is home species including available
> to
many rare and solar penels being made in remote
-
are
Orchids , Bengal liges and Irawadi dolphins
~
villages to allow them to generate their own power
>
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in its natural is in This easier
state , the coastal system will make it
for flood warnings to
dynamic equilibrium reach communities , and could create employment
opportunities
Opportunites + Benefits
> there are
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exports to decrease
poverty and increase food
security in the region ,
for example , by providing
faring
subsidies to increase food production and provide jobs
>
economically-ideal land
-
for growing rice
. The However, there is a risk that some
a re a s
of lad may be
forest provides locals with fish crabs, timber and palm
, formed too
intensively causing ,
environmental danage
.
leaves for basket >Some
making NGOs oppening training in
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are sustainable methods
>
environmentally flood defence with trees
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natural fishing
-
farming help prevent environmental
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of and , to
and the roors kind soil together to reduce coastal
damage from over-exploitation or poor practices
.
erosion
=> development Tourism (people
Mitigation
are attracted to
D
the forest and .
wildlife) The enannels are useful
our food A
for cargo ships transporting and .
power
part just north
of the national park has been >
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3500km of embankments were built to prevent flooding
in
Proposed which could provide energy for people the However, they are
sloury being
eroded with 800km
regien vulnerable to being breached during stroms and suromis ,
>
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there are attempts to minigate the impacts of ethene weather
Risks
events , e g For example the government and
.
cyclones .
,
NGOs have provided funding for cyelone shelters and
>
occupation which give
-
- early warning systems ,
should people shelter
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lack of fresh water due to irrigation o agricultural or help them evacuate. However not
may people have
land Stream quickly
up transport avaliable to evable them to evacuate
growing population has increased the need for fuel
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and land which leads to deforestation which increases
-
the risk a
it is home to
flooding and coastal erosion
Adaptation
dangerous animals like tiges
-it is region with only
's people > In creas resistant cieties q
relatively poor
-
a some , salt
having electricity which means many people don't recieve rice are being grown-this could help
flood warnings due to back of communication residents cope with
plooding and sea level rise
.
>
development- However relying smaller range
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, on a of crops ca
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flooding leads to salimisation of sells making reduce biodiversity and may increase
it hard to
grow crops vulnerability to
pests and diseases
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lack of employment and income opportunities >
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projects or
underway to increase tourism
access is
difficult-few roads , most of which are in the
crea ,
Roviding jobs and income For
-
.
bad quality example , lodges have been built and low
lacking in good healthcare and education
mn
operators boat hips ives
on the .
However
, if not
properly managed towism
&
,
cause environmental
can
damage
mana
>
adapt level rise flooding
-
people ca to sea a
,
that the environment presents e .
.
g by building houses a stilts
. However
,
/
inpastrictive such as roads cannot be
protected as easily
.
environment , reduce risk and
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ucrease benefits
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