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Where is the great man - made river?

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Libya , Africa

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What is the great man - made river?

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Large scale water transfer project ( pipeline)

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How much water does it produce?

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6.5 million metre cubed of water

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Advantages of the great - man made river?

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Irrigation of crops
Reduced food imports
Better water supply

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Disadvantages of the great - man made river?

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Phase 1 of 5 costed £14 billion
Unsustainable rate of water abstraction
Releases CO2 whilst using the concrete pipes

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Where is the Wakal basin project located?

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Rajhastan , India

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What is the wakal basin project?

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A local scheme to increase water supply

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What is strategy one

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Education of local people in rainwater harvesting and careful management of groundwater supplies

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Strategy 2?

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Tankaas

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What is a tankaa?

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It collects and stores rain water

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Advantages of a tankaa?

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Cheap to build and maintain
Holds 50,000 litres of water

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Strategy 3?

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Divert river water to irrigate fields
Made out of stones and leaves

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Strategy 4

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Johed. They are small dams to collect rain water. They stop rivers from drying up by lifting up the water table

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Where is the Malaysia tropical r forest?

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Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, Asia

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What is the Malaysia tropical rainforest?

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Causes and effects of deforestation

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Causes of deforestation in Malaysia?

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Largest place to get palm oil from
Population has tripled in the past 50 years
Mining for metal roes for example tin

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Effects of deforestation?

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Loss of biodiversity
Soil erosion from heavy rain
Contribute to climate change

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Where is the trains Alaskan pipeline located?

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In Alaska

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What is the trans Alaskan pipeline?

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Transports oil across the arctic tundra

20
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Adaptations of the trans Alaskan pipeline?

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Raised in supports to minimise the permafrost thawing
Zig zag shape to allow it to flex in an earth quake

21
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What is the Antarctic treaty?

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international agreements and conservation groups protecting Antarctica

22
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Rules the IAATO have put in place?

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Only 500 or less can land in Antarctica , 100 at a time
Don’t feed animals
Don’t interfere with scientific research

23
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What is green peace?

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An Non government organisation (NGO) charity campaigning for environmental conservation

24
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What do green l
Peace do?

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Established the Ross sea protected marine area - no fishing area

25
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Rules of the Antarctica treaty?

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Ban mining till 2048
Protect all plant and animal life
Ban any nuclear tests
No territorial claims
Share scientific research with all 52 countries

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