Chapter 5 - paragraph 4

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Environmental Issues in China

Today

- Smog

- Water shortages

- Groundwater exhaustion

Goals:

Describing the causes and consequences of China's environmental issues

How does urbanization lead to Smog?

Urbanization and environmental issues

The high urbanization rate, also leads to environmental issues like smog. 

• increasing use of cars
• increasing use of elektricity ( a lot of the elektricity is produced using coal)
• increasing use of gas etc. 

However, there are two other environmental issues in China. We will discuss those next week. 

Look at the map. 

Take a moment to think about what stands out to you.

Urbanization and environmental issues

The high urbanization rate also leads to water shortages:

• Water consumption has increased due to growing prosperity. 

"More people can afford to live in the cities, make more money --> eat more meat"

Apart from the high urbanization rate, water shortages are also caused by...

1. … Water storage/storage dams
2. … The decreasing amount of water on earth
3. … People using the rivers as their bathroom
4. … Toxic waste and chemicals dumped in the river

Water shortage

Water shortage is caused by:

- High urbanization rate. 

But also: 

- Storage dams

- Factories, dumping toxic waste and chemicals in the rivers. 

Water storage

In the next slide you will watch a video about the three gorges dam in China. 

While watching, write down the pros and cons of this dam.

Because of the running out of surface water, China is using more ground water. Why is this troublesome?

Homework:

• This lesson: Chapter 5 Paragraph 4 - exc.1,2,7,10
• Next lesson: summarizing the chapter (see magister)