PUPIL RESOURCES

Read through these 21 statements carefully.

Organise the statements into their THREE groups:

1. Causes - what made the floods happen?

2. Effects - what problems did the floods bring?

3. Responses and Solutions - what did people have to do afterwards?

Then copy them neatly onto a copy of the mind map across a double page in your exercise book.

• Bangladesh is a very flat country
• Heavy monsoon rains fall
• Bangladesh is very low-lying
• Many bridges and railways were swept away
• Rice crops were ruined
• Many people were drowned
• The River Ganges is full of soil and mud
• Many parts of Bangladesh have no flood protection
• Drinking dirty water has brought about many diseases
• Many people were made homeless
• Many people have been bitten by poisonous snakes
• Many bridges over the River Ganges have been washed away
• The Himalayas provided water for the rivers in Bangladesh
• Trees in the Himalayas have been cut down
• Britain sent boats and helicopters
• Plans are made to build 5000 Emergency shelters
• The riverbanks were strengthened
• Water purification tablets were sent to Bangladesh
• The land is drained before the monsoon season begins
• Millions of pounds was sent to help people in Bangladesh
• The river was divided into sections to stop future flood