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Warm Up

Chattahoochee. Warm Up. Etowah. navigation, power, recreation, drinking water provides drinking water for 70% of people in metro Atlanta. Which rivers are closest to us (Cobb)? How are the rivers being used? Are the rivers being protected in some way?.

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Warm Up

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  1. Chattahoochee Warm Up Etowah • navigation, power, recreation, drinking water • provides drinking water for 70% of people in metro Atlanta • Which rivers are closest to us (Cobb)? • How are the rivers being used? • Are the rivers being protected in some way? GEPD (Georgia Environmental Protection Division)

  2. Atlanta to New Dehli 8,000 miles

  3. GANGA

  4. Locate Ganga Ma

  5. Population Distribution 400 million 1.2 Billion (2009)

  6. Many Uses • Agriculture • Transportation • Drinking

  7. More Uses: • Purification • bathing • laundry • spiritual • healing the sick 60,000 per day

  8. Even More Uses: • Industries • Garbage • Liquid Waste 300 million gallons/day!

  9. Yet Another Use: Cremation 40,000/year

  10. All of these uses combined…

  11. creates this. 1 of 7 Wonders of the World!

  12. 88% of the pollution comes from 27 cities along the Ganges 80% of health problems and 1/3 of all deaths

  13. Protection World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 1961 Ganga River Basin Authority (GRBA) 2009 • Prime Minister Singh at meeting of the GRBA.

  14. “the absence of a coordinated conservation plan, lack of awareness and continuing human pressure are posing an incessant threat...” -WWF

  15. Creating Awareness

  16. Now It’s Your Turn! Join PM Singh, the WWF, and the GRBA to helpGUARD THE GANGES Create a poster, bumper sticker, or t-shirt design that will be displayed in the 27 major cities along Ganga Ma. But Remember…

  17. Ganges River Dolphin Will you help clean my home?

  18. Conclusion Questions • 1. Why did the Ganges River become such an important part of Hinduism? • 2. How do Hindus show their reverence for the Ganges River? • 3. What other religions use water to purify the body and soul?

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