1 / 8

The World Water Crisis

The World Water Crisis. The Real Situation…. Running Dry. THE ARAL SEA. Aral Sea 1950. Aral Sea Today. Aral Sea Located in Southwest Asia In 1960 it was one of the 4 largest lakes in the world with a thriving fishing industry.

hieu
Download Presentation

The World Water Crisis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The World Water Crisis The Real Situation…. Running Dry

  2. THE ARALSEA

  3. Aral Sea 1950 Aral Sea Today

  4. Aral Sea • Located in Southwest Asia • In 1960 it was one of the 4 largest lakes in the world with a thriving fishing industry. • The Soviet Union diverted the feeder rivers to irrigate cotton crops. • By 2007 the sea had declined to 4 smaller lakes only 29 ft. Deep. • People who had lived on the shore were now up to 150 miles away from the water. • Restoration efforts have made some improvements but it won’t ever be the same. • Considered one of the greatest ecological disasters on the planet.

  5. Take a good look at the gallon of water. How many gallons do you think you would use to:Wash your hands? Brush your teeth? Take a shower? Take a bath? Flush the toilet? Get a drink? Wash the dishes? Water the lawn? Wash the car?

  6. Think about how much one gallon really is. How many gallons of water do you think you use each day? Make a hypothesis.

  7. On average, Americans use 80-100 gallons/person each day. How does this compare with your hypothesis?

  8. Personal Water Use Chart Example

More Related