Pollution in Southern and Eastern Asia 7th Grade Social Studies

SS7G10 SS7G10 The student will discuss environment issues across Southern and Eastern Asia

SS7G10 SS7G10a: Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers

SS7G10a Causes of Water Pollution: Industrial Runoff Agriculture Religious Ceremonies On the Ganges River

SS7G10a Effects of Water Pollution: Lowers the amount of water available for drinking and irrigation

SS7G10b SS7G10b: Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China

SS7G10b Causes of Air Pollution: China and India are developing countries that are rapidly industrializing The governments of China and India do not have adequate safety standards in place: They do not want to slow economic growth

SS7G10b Effects of Air Pollution: China and India have dozens of heavily polluted cities Hundreds of thousands of people die each year as a result of exposure to polluted air

SS7G10b Causes of Flooding: High amounts of rainfall from locations upstream Monsoons Tropical cyclones Ice Melting in mountainous regions during the spring Ex. Himalayan Mountains

SS7G10b Effects of Flooding: Hurts agricultural output Kills thousands of people each year