C3.3 Lesson 6: Water: protecting the coast

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Sustainable Netherlands:

Energy and water

Energy and climate change

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What is the plan for today?

 FINISH C2.2: Energy in the future

 C2.3: Water: Protecting the coast

Goals of last lessons

1. You can explain how 5 different types of sustainable energy work.
   
2. You can explain the what the energy transition means.
   
3. You can explain what the energy transition involves for the Netherlands.

C3.2: ENERGY OF THE FUTURE

ENERGY TRANSITION

The shift from using fossil fuels to using sustainable sources.

Think:

What are the 5 sustainable energy sources and

how do they work?

5 sustainable energy sources

SOLAR ENERGY

Electricity generated sustainably using solar penals.

You can also use the sun to heat water.

WIND ENERGY

Electricity generated sustainably using wind turbines.

HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

Sustainable energy that is generated using falling water.

BIOMASS

Organic materials such as vegetable oils, wood and biodegredable waste (vegetables, fruit and garden waste).

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Sustainable energy from the natural heat deep inside the Earth.

 "Earth heat"

USE FIGURE 8 & 10

5 The level of carbon dioxide does not change: CO2 is created when wood is burned. The CO2 is absorbed by trees; the wood from the trees is used to generate energy.

 

6 a Oil palms for biofuels instead of tropical rainforest.

 b Large areas of tropical rainforest were removed for cultivation of oil palms, a loss of nature areas.

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

C3.3: Water: Protecting the coast

TODAY'S GOALS

1. You know 2 reasons why the sea levels are rising.
   
2. You can explain the definition of relative sea-level rise.
   
3. You know 3 reasons for subsidence in the Netherlands.

You know 2 reasons why the sea levels are rising.

1. Climate change

2. Subsidence

• See next slide

         "The bottom sinks"

You know 3 reasons for subsidence in the Netherlands.

1. "Seesaw" after the last ice age.
2. Pumping away rising groundwater.
3. The extraction of "minerals".

SUBSIDENCE

during/after the last ice age

You can explain the definition of relative sea-level rise.

You are able to explain how a polder works.

Read "Below sea level" in your coursebook.

Open page 84-85 in your GeoGuide.

Below sea level

Polders - Areas of land where water levels are controlled by man-made methods.

Figure 1:

Reclaimed land

Figure 2:

High- and low Netherlands

THE POLDER SYSTEM

THE POLDER SYSTEM

Sand suppletion - Putting a lot of extra sand along the coast to protect against rising sea levels.

Let's go!

• Read C3.3: Energy in the future
•  Use G86: Ice ages
• Make 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Rules while working:

• You are allowed to work together
• Raise your finger if you have a question

Finished? Work out the list of knowledge- and skills

Let's go!

• Read C3.3: Energy in the future
•  Use G86: Ice ages
• Make 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Rules while working:

• You are allowed to work together
• Raise your finger if you have a question

Finished? Work out the list of knowledge- and skills

Homework

Atlas assignment

Read C3.3: Water: Protecting the coast

Make 1, 3 & 4

NEDERLAND VAN BOVEN

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