A Farming System: The Indus Basin Irrigation System

A Farming System: The Indus Basin Irrigation System

Test yourself here!

Multiple Select

There are problems with the irrigation system, tick the correct

• it is expensive to maintain the dams

• The crops rot with too much water

• Soil erosion occurs due to poor irrigation techniques

Multiple Choice

Food security in Pakistan has

• Improved

• deteriorated

Multiple Choice

The three main cropsof Pakistan are:

• Rice, groundnuts and cabbage

• Wheat, Barely and Sorghum

• Barley, maize and beetroot

• Wheat, rice and cotton

Multiple Select

Pakistan's population is

• 63% food secure

• 70% food secure

• 90% food secure

• 58% food secure

Multiple Choice

The GDP per capita of Pakistan is (in US$ per year).

• 1,400

• 2,500

• 3,500

• 1,100

Multiple Choice

The Indus basin covers which countries?

• India and Bangladesh

• Bangladesh and Pakistan

• Pakistan and Bangladesh

• Afghanistan and Pakistan

Associated improvements of the irrigation system

The dams built on the Inus river have created other benefits, one of which is Hydro Electricty (HEP). This has a global impact as it will mean that Pakistan reduces its reliance on fossil Fuels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amrCMakolKA

Watch the video and then answer the question

Multiple Choice

What are the three most common types of irrigation?

• Flow, sprinkle and tinkle

• Drip, pour and spray

• Flow, Drip and Spray

• Spray, splash and slosh

Relief

Study the image to the left and explain the natural advantages Pakistan has for creating an irrigation system. (do this on the next slide)

Open Ended

Explain the natural benefits that help Pakistan build an irrigation system

Multiple Select

Fruit yields in Pakistan have increased by

• 100%

• 125%

• 200%

• 150%

Climate of the Indus Basin

Study the climate maps to the right. Get ready for some questions on the upcoming slides.

Poll

Pakistan is wetter to the north

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Pakistan's hottest temperatures are found:

• by the coast

• inland to the south.

• in the north

• in the west

Multiple Choice

The IBIS has how many kilometres of ditches and streams?

• 100,000

• 2.6 million

• 500,000

• 1.6 million

Multiple Choice

The mountains of Pakistan include:

• The Zagros

• The Karakoram

• The Tian Shan

• Caucasus

Multiple Choice

What are the names of two major rivers in Pakistan?

• Chenab, Indus

• Ganges, Indus

• Po, Indus

• Jamuna, Indus