C5.4 China - Lesson 10: 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?

Discuss the practice quiz

C5.4: The environment in North China

DISCUSS QUIZ

You'll receive one answersheet per pair.

• Check your mistakes.
• Make notes.

10 minutes

CHINA IS CHANGING

C5.4: THE ENVIRONMENT

IN NORTH CHINA

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.

         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

Before and during lockdown

During lockdown

Water shortages

WATERSHORTAGES

The north of China suffers from watershortages.

The Huang He / Yellow river 

                              stands often dry.

         --> Water shortages 

                 in the delta.

Why are there
watershortages in China?

1. Prosperity growth
2. Urbanization
3. Evaporation
4. Less precipitation in recent years

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

     G120 - Rivers

Effects of watershortages

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

AQUIFER

And underground water-bearing layer

Solution

South-to-north

diversion

project

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.

This is also the homework for the next lesson.

HOMEWORK

C5.3: The environment of North China

Make question 1, 3, 4 & 5