1. Student Directions

2. Materials Needed: writing utensil, notebook (or paper)
CW – The Aral Sea
Warm-Up: How has salinization and desertification effected the people living around the Aral Sea?
LT – I can determine how humans have affected the environment of Central Asia.
Aral Sea Video
Materials Needed: writing utensil, notebook (or paper)

3. Salinization
After reading page 380, write down a working definition for Salinization.

4. Farming Answer the two question after reading page 382.
1.) How did humans effect the salinization process?
2.) How did this impact the farming region?

5. Fishing
After reading page 383, describe how the fishing industry has been impacted by salinization?

6. 2.) Name two things that can be done to help fix the problem.
Quality of Life
After reading page (section 26.5), answer the following questions…
1.) Name two ways the issues with the Aral sea have effected the health of the people living there.
2.) Name two things that can be done to help fix the problem.

7. Global Connection
After reading , answer the following questions.
1.) What two factors lead to the overuse of water in an area?
2.) What area in the US can you think of that are in danger of this issue?

8. Putting it all together.
We will not be taking this information and writing a 4 paragraph paper.
1 – Describing Salinization and the impact of the Aral Sea
2 – Impact on the farming and fishing communities
3 – Impact on life
4 – Impact on global connections and ways to help the problem
You should be able to use your notes and the textbook to help produce your work
YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO TYPE YOUR PAPER IN CLASS FRIDAY!