What might be the sources of the sediment in the Ganges Delta?
Sources for sediment in a river are any materials in the riverbed upstream of a given point, or even the surrounding areas, when the river floods and overruns its banks. Since the Ganges is a major river, it can carry down sediment from a large area. • Why are these areas white? White areas fringing the coast are usually beaches. In nearly flat areas, salt flats can sometimes form as well. • Why is this are vulnerable to tropical cyclones? Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons – these are all the same kind of storm, but the different names indicate where they occur: \”hurricane\” in the Atlantic, \”typhoon\” in the Pacific, and \”cyclone\” in the Indian. Tropical storms form due the interactions of warm seas and cool air. The Indian Ocean provides the former, and, during the early autumn, the cooler temperatures on land provide the latter. • Gazankulu Homeland, South Africa (pdf) – • What is being preserved in this park? Kruger National Park is a wildlife refuge, space for native animals
