1. Label the Countries and Waterways
Ganges River, Huang He River, Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert , Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula. E F
China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam G

2. Air Pollution and Flooding
China and India

3. GPS
SS7G10 The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia.
b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.

4. E.Q./ D.Q.
How do pollution and flooding affect people in China and India?
How would your life be different if you lived in SE Asia?

6. China – Air Pollution
16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China.

7. China –Air Pollution Causes
fossil fuels:
Coal
For industry and heating homes.
Coal is cheap but pollutes the air.
Factories
Vehicles

8. China - Effects of Air Pollution
up to 656,000 premature deaths each year
Crop damage
Climate change
Only 1% of people in cities breathe safe air

9. India – Air Pollution
The capital city of New Delhi is one of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world.

10. India – Air Pollution Sources
vehicular emissions
Road dust
Untreated industrial smoke

11. India – Air Pollution Effects
Less rainfall
Fewer crops
Cooler temperatures
527,700 deaths a year
Heart and lung disease

12. China & India - Flooding

13. Causes of Flooding in China/India
Heavy rainfall in monsoon season
Rivers overflow banks
Deforestation
no trees to absorb water

14. Effects of Flooding – China/India
Deaths [Worst Recorded Flood: Huang He River, China, August 1931 (3,700,000 people)]
Homes/villages destroyed
Possessions lost
Fertile land washed away

15. Solutions
Dams
Levees
Reservoirs

16. Summary: To think about and discuss
Britain, the United States and Japan polluted their way to prosperity and worried about environmental damage only after their economies matured and their urban middle classes demanded blue skies and safe drinking water.