CS: China's South-North Transfer Project Flashcards
Cost of project
£48billion
How many villagers displaced
345,000
How many kilometres of canals?
2,500km
What % of China’s remaining freshwater is polluted?
70%
More than what % of China’s rivers have vanished in 20years?
50%
What would the S-N transfer project help provide in Henan province?
over 300,000 people who are short of drinking water
Criticism of the project
unsustainable
recycled water could be used instead
Why is water being transferred?
south experiencing surplus
industrial, more populated north experiencing physical shortages
How many rivers does the S-N project divert water from
4
What 3 cities in the north will the project fuel?
Beijing Shanghai Tianjin
What river is experiencing extremely low levels due to over-abstraction as a consequence? How many days annually is it flowing?
Yellow River
165 days annually
What % of China’s rivers no longer support fish
80%
Name the X4 rivers which are diverted for the south-north diversion
- Han
- Yellow
- Yangtze
- Wei
