Human impact on water supply

Humans have potentially serious impacts on water supply.

Water crisis in India
China water pollution
China water pollution II

Water poverty index data

Coastal management - Holderness coast

The Holderness coast is eroding at a frightening speed. We will use this for our case study of coastal erosion. You have been given a GeoActive sheet which provides details of the situation. Use this and the online resources included in this section to create a case study sheet using Word or PowerPoint about the coastal erosion problem at Holderness. Include the following sections:


Introduction

• Include a map of the area showing the location of the major settlements
• Information on the background to the coastal problems at Holderness
• Cliffs
• Coastal processes
• Sea-level rise
• Describe the impact of the geology on the area
• What is Spurn Point and how is it formed?
• Include a couple of images showing how the coastline has eroded in the last 150 years (e.g. old photos, old maps, etc.)

Impacts

• Describe the impacts at Mappleton and Eastington on both the local people and the environment 

Solutions

• Describe the management techniques used at Mappleton and Eastington. Use satellite images to illustrate the techniques used
• What are the possible knock-on effects of the management techniques used here? Is coastal management the correct option?

Hull University site
Internet Geography mini-site
An excellent presentation
A good overview
Good YouTube lesson
A video overview
Some excellent photos.

Carbon footprint

Calculate your carbon footprint using the ‘Act on CO2’ web site
Draw a divided bar chart to show your footprint
Draw a divided bar chart for the national average footprint
Create a ‘plan’ to begin to reduce your carbon footprint
Sort the actions by ‘Easiest to do’. Complete the table to show three actions you could take in each of the categories – Home, Appliances and Travel

Water issues in China

China is suffering from many environmental problems - including water stress. Use this map to complete the sheet detailing some of these issues.

 

Check your text book p39-40

The China Water Risk website is very good. This info-graphic is superb.

Check this article for some excellent information.

Complete the 15 mark question on the map sheet.

Product water footprint link

Country water footprint link

How can businesses help reduce climate change?

Use these links to complete the sheet on what businesses are doing to help address climate change:

ASDA cutting it's carbon footprint
Tesco aiming for a greener business

Explore the Edinburgh Council environment pages to note some of the initiatives that are happening in our local area to address some of the climate change isses we have studied.

Demographic Transition Model - population change and globalisation

Population change linked to globalisation

World population growth

UK population growth

Demographic transition model

DTM II

DTM UK

Using the Wikipedia page and the other links, complete a study of the Demographic Transition Model. Include a copy of the model and the corresponding population pyramids for each stage. For each stage detail the following information:

• How BR / NR / total population changes during that stage
• Why this is occuring
• Examples of countries currently at this stage
• UK specific examples and timeline
• Issues / limitations with the model

Climate change policy timeline

Use this website to complete the climate change timeline.