Case studies Flashcards
(25 cards)
Where is the great man - made river?
Libya , Africa
What is the great man - made river?
Large scale water transfer project ( pipeline)
How much water does it produce?
6.5 million metre cubed of water
Advantages of the great - man made river?
Irrigation of crops
Reduced food imports
Better water supply
Disadvantages of the great - man made river?
Phase 1 of 5 costed £14 billion
Unsustainable rate of water abstraction
Releases CO2 whilst using the concrete pipes
Where is the Wakal basin project located?
Rajhastan , India
What is the wakal basin project?
A local scheme to increase water supply
What is strategy one
Education of local people in rainwater harvesting and careful management of groundwater supplies
Strategy 2?
Tankaas
What is a tankaa?
It collects and stores rain water
Advantages of a tankaa?
Cheap to build and maintain
Holds 50,000 litres of water
Strategy 3?
Divert river water to irrigate fields
Made out of stones and leaves
Strategy 4
Johed. They are small dams to collect rain water. They stop rivers from drying up by lifting up the water table
Where is the Malaysia tropical r forest?
Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, Asia
What is the Malaysia tropical rainforest?
Causes and effects of deforestation
Causes of deforestation in Malaysia?
Largest place to get palm oil from
Population has tripled in the past 50 years
Mining for metal roes for example tin
Effects of deforestation?
Loss of biodiversity
Soil erosion from heavy rain
Contribute to climate change
Where is the trains Alaskan pipeline located?
In Alaska
What is the trans Alaskan pipeline?
Transports oil across the arctic tundra
Adaptations of the trans Alaskan pipeline?
Raised in supports to minimise the permafrost thawing
Zig zag shape to allow it to flex in an earth quake
What is the Antarctic treaty?
international agreements and conservation groups protecting Antarctica
Rules the IAATO have put in place?
Only 500 or less can land in Antarctica , 100 at a time
Don’t feed animals
Don’t interfere with scientific research
What is green peace?
An Non government organisation (NGO) charity campaigning for environmental conservation
What do green l
Peace do?
Established the Ross sea protected marine area - no fishing area
