C5.4 China - Lesson 11: 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?

C5.4: The environment in North China

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 IN CHINA

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

Solution

South-to-north

diversion

project

Effects of watershortages

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

AQUIFER

And underground water-bearing layer

Open page 79 in your coursebook:

GROUND-WATER EXHAUSTION

W15: Catchment areas in China

Let's go!

• Read C5.4 at p78-79
• Use G119 your GeoGuide

Make question 6, 7 & 8

You're allowed to work together with your neighbour!

Finished? 

           - Go practice with the list of knowledge and skills in Classroom.

HOMEWORK

C5.4: The environment of North China

Make question 6, 7 & 8