Why do different countries have different water supply

problems?

What is strange about this image?

What is strange about this image?

• Wimbledon is always held at the end of June and beginning of July, however ‘rain stops play’ is becoming increasingly more common as the years go by.

• The season weather patterns seem to be increasingly more imbalanced.

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London’s climate graphWhen is it wettest? When do we need most water?

Todays lesson

• Today you and your partner are going to be split up to look at the water supply problems in two very different parts of the world … but first take a look at this …

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What does this map show?

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What does this map show?

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Is there a relationship between these two maps?

Population density Annual Precipitation

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… and now what relationship do you see in this map …

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Why do different countries have different water supply problems? • To answer this question we are going to look at the

developed and developing work today.

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Your Turn

• Today you will be researching, on your iPads, the water supply issue and you will need to produce a fact file for you (and your neighbour) on either …

• Next lesson please print off one copy for you and one for your neighbour

1. Water supply problems in the UKContent: A. Imbalance of rainfall and demand from the location of population. B. Aging Infrastructure (sewage and water pipes) C. Seasonal Imbalances

Resources: Use p258-9 in your text book. The article on Showbie called ‘UK Water supply problems’

2. Water supply problems in the developing world Content: A. Access to only untreated water B. Pollution of water coursesC. Low annual rainfall

Resources: Use p260-1 in your text book. The article on Showbie called ‘Developing counties water supply problems’

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Water Supply problems in the developing world?

Access to only untreated water

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Pollution of water courses ………………………………………..

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Low Annual Rainfall………………………………..……………………………………………………………………

Your Turn

• Today you will be researching, on your iPads, the water supply issue and you will need to produce a fact file for you (and your neighbour) on either …

• Next lesson please print off one copy for you and one for your neighbour

1. Water supply problems in the UKContent: A. Imbalance of rainfall and demand from the location of population. B. Aging Infrastructure (sewage and water pipes) C. Seasonal Imbalances

Resources: Use p258-9 in your text book. The article on Showbie called ‘UK Water supply problems’

2. Water supply problems in the developing world Content: A. Access to only untreated water B. Pollution of water coursesC. Low annual rainfall

Resources: Use p260-1 in your text book. The article on Showbie called ‘Developing counties water supply problems’

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Plenary

• If you had to produce the anagrams for the start of next lesson, what would they be!

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