C5.4 China - Lesson 8: The environment in North China

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C5.4: The environment in North China

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CHINA
is changing




C5.4: The environment in North China

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What's the plan for today?

Finish C5.3
C5.4: The environment in North China

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PUSH- AND PULL

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Exercise 6
Migrationflows in China

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CHINA IS CHANGING

C5.4: THE ENVIRONMENT
IN NORTH CHINA

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GOALS C5.4
  1. You can explain why there are water shortages in the north.
  2. You can explain at least 2 solutions against the water shortage.
  3. You can explain how an aquifer was created and how vulnerable it is to use this water.
  4. You can distinguish advantages and disadvantages of the use of a storage dam.
  5. You understand the terms pollution, exhaustion and degradation and you are able to come up with examples in China, related to these terms. 
  6. You are able to interpret a graph with the regime of a river.

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         SMOG
SMOKE + FOG = SMOG!
     Many Chinese cities suffer from smog.
Causes and measures:
1. More and more cars --> 
                                            mandatory cleaner/electric cars
2. Factories and coal-fired power stations --> 
                                             use filters and make chimneys higher
3. Coal stoves in houses -->
                                             use gas stoves instead

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Before and during lockdown
During lockdown

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Water shortages

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WATERSHORTAGES
The north of China suffers from watershortages.

The Huang He / Yellow river 
                              stands often dry.
         --> Water shortages 
                 in the delta.

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WATERSHORTAGES

Causes of the watershortages:
  1. Prosperity growth
  2. Rapid urban population growth
  3. Evaporation due dams an irrigation

The water is also very polluted

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     G120 - Rivers

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Effects of watershortages

  • Surface water is running out
  • Groundwater/aquifer is running out
  • Subsidence

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AQUIFER
And underground water-bearing layer

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Solution

South-to-north
diversion
project

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Let's go!
  • Read C5.4 at p78-79
  • Use G120 your GeoGuide
Make question 1, 3, 4 & 5

You're allowed to work together with your neighbour.

Finished? Work on the list of knowledge and skills

This is also the homework for the next lesson.

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HOMEWORK

C5.3: The environment of North China
Make question 1, 3, 4 & 5




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