Starter

1. Starter

2. Lesson Objectives Explain the causes of desertification and its impact on China.

4. Activity 1- using the map in geog.3 p. 138, list 5 provinces or autonomous regions of China where deserts are found.

5. Activity 2 • Four human activities which are significant contributory factors in the process ofdesertification . • In your groups of 4, brainstorm 4 causes of desertification and how they cause desertification

11. Impact of desertification in China 1) Desertification is causing millions of rural Chinese to abandon unproductive land in Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Provinces and migrate eastward. 2) 4,000 villages are at risk of being swallowed up by drifting sand every 10 years. Many of those driven by desertification have ended up in eastern cities as migrant workers. 3) The falling water table is falling and increasing temperatures have caused rivers to dry out and wells have became so salinated that people who drank from it fall sick. 4)Frequent sandstorms have led to the worsening of air quality, disruption of traffic, suspension of schools and health problems for humans and animals.

12. Final Plenary

13. Homework