§1.4 Water in China part 1

§1.4 Water in China part 1

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§1.4 Water in China part 1

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Today:
  • Introduction: water surplus and water shortage
  • Solving mysteries
  • Movie & solutions
  • Homework 
  • The end
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    Lesson objective(s) 
    At the end of this lesson you can:
    (4) describe the consequences of the unevenly distribution of water in China

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    Introduction 
    The water in China is unevenly distributed. The south is wet, The north is dry

    What effect does this have on water management in China?

    This lesson: Yangtze river. Next lesson: Huang He

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    Slide 6 - Vidéo

    "Yellow" and "Blue" river
    Yellow river (Huang He)
    Blue river (Yangtze)
    Regime
    Fluctuations of the flow rate of the river during the year
    Catchment area
    Area that drains into the main river of a river system.

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    Flow rate and regime
    The flow rate is the amount of water flowing through the river at a given point. The flow rate is m3 per second

    The fluctuations in the flow rate are called the regime 

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    How can the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) have a peak discharge in the month of June? 

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    Solve the mystery
    There are more floods in the Yangtse river nowadays. The reason is because of human behaviour.  

    Find out what the reason is
    and explain it
    Tip: Its something about trees

    timer
    4:00

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    Slide 11 - Vidéo

    Flooding: the solution?
    Hydroelectric dam
    • Too much water in the river? Keep the water 
    • Too little water in the river? Open the dam

    More benefits of a dam? 

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    Homework
    Read §1.4 introduction  + flooding

    Make §1.4 assignments 1 to 5

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