C3.4 Lesson 11: Taming the rivers

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Sustainable Netherlands:

 energy and water

C3.4: Taming the rivers

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Rules

1. Turn your camera on and your mic off.
2. Ask questions via the chat, while presenting you're allowed to unmute yourself and ask your question.
3. Hand in your weekly task before friday via Classroom.

What's the plan for today?

What will the next 2 weeks look like?

C3.4: Taming the rivers

The following weeks

• Homework in Magister and Classroom
• Hand in your homework via Classroom

The upcoming weeks?

Week 1: Photo of the exercises of C3.4 via Classroom

Week 2: List of knowledge and skills (C3.1, C3.2, C3.3 & C3.4)

Week 3: GPW-week

Any questions before we start?

C3.4: Taming the rivers

Goals of paragraph 4

1. You know how 2 characteristics of precipitation have changed because of climate
   change. 
2. You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.
   
3. You are able to explain why and how the regime and flow rate of rivers is changing. (G
   120) 
4. You are able to draw a cross-section of a Dutch river.
   
5. You can come up with 5 measures to give water in the river more space.
   
6. You can explain the significance of the Room for the River programme.
   
7. You can explain how climate change can cause salinization.
   
8. You know a solution to solve the problem of salinization.
   
9. You know the water cycle (the natural- and urban watercycle). (G118)
   
10. You know 3 solutions to protect against water problems in towns and cities.
    

REGIME

Fluctuations in a river's flow rate in a year.

FLOW RATE

The amount of water flowing at a particular point in the river (expressed in m3/sec).

Rivers

What if suddenly a lot of rain falls and a lot of snow melts?

TAMING THE RIVERS!!

FLOODPLAINS

Area between dikes and the river bed.

Open p46-47 in your coursebook

Open p84-85 in the GeoGuide

Make exercise 5

(Finished? Make 6)

NETHERLANDS BELOW SEALEVEL

WATER MEASURES

You can explain how climate change influences the amount of precipitation.

Climate change

• Warmer = more water vapour above sea = more moiste air above land
• More rain instead of snow
• Heavy downpours, especially in summer

Are there any questions before we start with our homework?

Let's go!

• Read C3.4: Taming the rivers
• Make 1 to 11

Use your GeoGuide and atlas as well.

Hand in a photo via Classroom. Before next friday 16:30.

Homework

Read C3.4: Taming the rivers

Make 1 to 11