Watery World case study- Aral sea 1.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? GeographyWater and riversGCSEEdexcel Created by: Maddie DunnCreated on: 23-01-13 09:48 Where is Aral sea? On the boarder of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistyan 1 of 10 Aral sea used to be the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th largest sea? 4th 2 of 10 Why did the government decide to build the two dames? To irrigate 7 million hectares to grow cotton. 3 of 10 When did they divert the rivers to irrigate the desert? 9060's 4 of 10 What did they send the water to irrigate cotton and rice? Because cotton and rice need extremely high amounts of water to grow. 5 of 10 Why did 75% of water get lost when building the irrigation channels? Because they were built so quickly so lots was lost through evaporation or leakage. 6 of 10 Between 1960's and 1988 how much did the Aral sea shrink? By 60% 7 of 10 In 1960 the Aral sea was ....... Metres deep? 53 8 of 10 By 1998 it was only ....... Metres deep? 35 9 of 10 What are the environmental effect of the Aral sea shrinking? 1) The climate has got drier. 2) only 4 species of fish remain 3)10,000 jobs have been lost. 4) Drinking water has become contaminated. 10 of 10
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