FSMS
7th Grade Social Studies; Unit 2
Environmental Issues
October 11th; Day 27
Georgia Standard SS7G6 (a.b)
Standard
SS7G6 The student will discuss environmental issues across
SWA.
(a). Explain how water pollution and the unequal
distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
Agenda Message: CDA II is Friday November 1st. Use your
Study Guide Flash Cards to Prepare for Success!!
Standard: Explain how water pollution & the unequal
distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
E.Q. Tuesday October 29, 2013: How does the building of dams
lead to potential conflicts over water in SWA?
Warm Up for Tuesday, October 29th: What system is necessary
for countries who trade with one another to insure that each
country receives fair value?
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Water pollution & Conflict
2.
International Exchange Rates
3.
Quiz Review
E.Q. Answer for Tuesday October 29, 2013:
Building of dams helps to control flooding and irrigation. Dams also
restrict the amount of water that can flow down stream to other
countries. That reduction in the flow of water means countries
downstream get less water to meet the needs of their people.
Warm-Up Answer:
International Currency Exchange
Rivers (review)
Three Major Rivers
1.
Tigris River
2.
Euphrates River
3.
Jordan River
These three rivers are important because they furnish water for
drinking and irrigation, as well as routes for transportation
and trade for those who live along their routes.
Many of the major cities in Southwest Asia are located on or
near these rivers. These cities and towns are also centers of
industry, because that is where workers can be found.
Water
Water is a critical resource in Southwest Asia, both as a source
of life and as a route for trade. Because the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers run through more than one country, access
to the water has led to many political conflicts in recent years.
Several countries have built dams along their portion of these
rivers, to create lakes for irrigation and to generate
hydroelectric power (electricity created using the energy of
running water).
Each dam cuts down on the amount of water available to the
countries further downstream causing conflicts.
Water cont.
No agriculture or animal herding can take place without access
to adequate sources of water.
People in this region have used many creative ways to bring
water to fields where it is needed,
1.
Using water wheels and pumps powered by animals or
electricity,
2.
Digging wells,
3.
Qanats (underground tunnels that bring water from the hills
to dry plains), and
4.
Building irrigation canals.
Water cont.
An additional problem comes with irrigation.
1.
Irrigated land usually needs chemical fertilizers.
2.
Repeated use of fertilizer eventually causes salts to build up
in the soil, making it hard to grow anything.
As a result, these irrigation practices many farms no longer
produce crops as well as they once did. This condition is
called soil pollution.
Agenda Message: CDA II is Friday November 1st. Study using your
Study Guide Flash Cards for 1-hour tonight and tomorrow night!!
Standard: Explain how water pollution & the unequal distribution
of water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
E.Q. Wednesday, October 30, 2013: How does the use of chemical
fertilizers lead to soil pollution?
Warm Up for Wednesday, October 30th: What is the definition for
currency?
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Quiz Review
2.
CDA Study Guide Review
E.Q. Answers for Wednesday, October 30, 2013:
Irrigation always requires the use of chemical fertilizers.
Repeated use of chemical fertilizers causes salt to build up in
the soil and the soil to lose it’s fertility. This condition is called
soil pollution.
Warm-Up Answers:
Money
Agenda Message: CDA II is tomorrow. Study using your Study
Guide Flash Cards for at least 1-hour tonight!!
Standard: Explain how water pollution & the unequal
distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
E.Q. Thursday October 31, 2013: Name three (3) things that
you have learned about Southwest Asia in the last 3 months.
Warm Up for Thursday October 31st: What score are you
planning to earn on Friday’s CDA II?
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Quiz Review
2.
CDA Study Guide Review
E.Q. Answer for Thursday October 31, 2013:
Open Answers. Be Honest!
(Answers can include any of the following: Geography, Ethnic
Groups, Religious Groups, Religions, History of Modern State of
Israel, Gulf War I & II, War on Terror, Economies, Factors that
Influence Economic Growth, OPEC, GDP, U.S. #1 interest in SWA,
Water distribution and potential Conflicts, Soil Pollution, etc.)
Warm-Up Answer:
Open Answers. Be Honest!