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

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

CHINA

is changing

C5.4: The environment in North China

[e-mail]

CHINA

is changing

What's the plan for today?

Finish C5.3

C5.4: The environment in North China

CHECK 5 + 6

G3: Describe

and explain

Exercise 6

Migrationflows in China

THE ENVIRONMENT

IN NORTH CHINA

CHINA IS CHANGING

C5.4: THE ENVIRONMENT

IN NORTH CHINA

C5.4: First 10 minutes, work

out these goals together:

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.

What is SMOG?

High pressure area                            Low pressure area

High pressure area                            Low pressure area

         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

Before and during lockdown

During lockdown

Water shortages

Water shortages

Where in China do you 

expect water shortages?

WATERSHORTAGES

The north of China suffers from watershortages.

The Huang He / Yellow river 

                              stands often dry.

         --> Water shortages 

                 in the delta.

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 G8 in your GeoGuide

Make question 1 & 2

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.

HOMEWORK

C5.3: The environment of North China

Make question 1, 3, 4 & 5