living with chronic water shortages
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Topic: Water World
Water supplies in trouble
Living with chronic water shortages
Threats to water quality
Dynamic PlanetDynamic Planet
Monday, June 13, 2011 1Geography GCSE Mr Croker
Recap from last lessonYou have 3 minutes to come up with answers to these questions
1.What are the different types of water scarcity?
2.Name a factor which can lead to a decline in the availability or the quality of water.
3.What is the majority of global fresh water used for?
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Living with Chronic Water Shortages
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Lesson Objectives1. Learn about chronic water shortages in the
Sahel2. Learn that climate change may affect other
parts of the world.
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What is a ChronicChronic Water Shortage?• Chronic Chronic means something that is on goingon going.
Areas of the world that have Chronic water shortages are always lacking in water.
• Worldwide over 2 billion people2 billion people live in areas of water stress water stress and 500 million 500 million live in a state of chronic water shortagechronic water shortage
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Case Study – The Sahel Case Study – The Sahel • Situation• Causes• Effects
– Environmental– Social– Economic
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Case Study – The Sahel Case Study – The Sahel • Where is the
Sahel?
• Mark the SahelSahel on your map and stick it in your exercise book.
The Sahel
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The Situation in the Sahel• Read p62 and answer the following questions. Write the
answers in full sentences in your books.1. How much rainfall does the Sahel receive?2. When does it rain?3. How does this compare with the England?4. What problems does this create?
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Rainfall per year Days of Rain
England 850 mm 130
Sahel Region 50 - 400 mm 30 - 60
The Problems in the Sahel
Watch the following video and:- Make a rough list of the problems the Sahel faces.- Put those problems into a table like the one below.
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Environmental Social Economic
Desertification - Famine – Failed crops, livestock dies and leads to poverty
Desertification & SubsistenceDesertification & Subsistence You must know what these mean!
Why are problems in the Sahel worse than in other areas
of the world?• GSCE style question –
Name and explain one factor that is making the water problem in the Sahel worse? (4 marks)
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(p63) Which two factors does the text book identify as being
important in increasing world water shortages?
Population Growth & Climate Change Population Growth & Climate Change
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Write down a short explanation how each of these factors might lead to further water
shortages
Who will be the biggest losers? – Why?
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Spot the Spot the differencedifference
A Look Forward To -
Threats to water quality
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