C3.4 Lesson 9: Taming the rivers

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Sustainable Netherlands:

 energy and water

C3.4: Taming the rivers

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What's the plan for today?

Start of the last paragraph:

C3.4: Taming the rivers

C3.4: Taming the rivers

TODAY'S GOALS

1. You know how 2 characteristics of precipitation have changed because of climate
   change. 
2. You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.
   
3. You are able to explain why and how the regime and flow rate of rivers is changing. (G
   120) 
4. You are able to draw a cross-section of a Dutch river.
   
5. You can come up with 5 measures to give water in the river more space.
   
6. You can explain the significance of the Room for the River programme.

All these rivers end in the Netherlands

REGIME

Fluctuations in a river's flow rate in a year.

FLOW RATE

The amount of water flowing at a particular point in the river (expressed in m3/sec).

NETHERLANDS BELOW SEALEVEL

WATER MEASURES

Rivers

What if suddenly a lot of rain falls and a lot of snow melts?

TAMING THE RIVERS!!

FLOODPLAINS

Area between dikes and the river bed.

You are able to draw a cross-section of a Dutch river.

Open a new page in your notebook

Floodplain - riverbed - floodplain

Open p46-47 in your coursebook

Open p84-85 in the GeoGuide

Make exercise 5

(Finished? Make 6)

10 minutes

You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.

Climate change (3 ways):

You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.

Climate change (3 ways):

• Warmer = more water vapour above sea = more moiste air above land
• More rain instead of snow
• Heavy downpours, especially in summer

TODAY'S GOALS

1. You know how 2 characteristics of precipitation have changed because of climate
   change. 
2. You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.
   
3. You are able to explain why and how the regime and flow rate of rivers is changing. (G
   120) 
4. You are able to draw a cross-section of a Dutch river.
   
5. You can come up with 5 measures to give water in the river more space.
   
6. You can explain the significance of the Room for the River programme.

Let's go!

• Read C3.4: Taming the rivers
• Make 1, 2, 3 and 4 (+5)

Use your GeoGuide as well.

Rules:

• You're allowed to work together (whispering)

Finished?

Make exercise 6