Water transfer in China AQA GCSE Geography CGP p110

Northern China is home to two megacities, Beijing and Tianjin, both have a population of over ​ (a)   people.

• 10 million
• 5 million
• 8 million

The demand for the water in the North of China is due to the following reasons -

Tick all that apply

• Agriculture

• Fishing

• Expansion of Industry

• Population decline

• Population increase

In the past what was the main source of water in Beijing?

• Groundwater

• Reservoirs

• Wells

Land ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   were the result of an unstable, dried out landscape, exacerbated by over-abstraction

• subsidence
• sandstorms
• shortage
• cyclones

In which direction is the water transferred in the Chinese Water Transfer Project?

• North to South

• South to North

When finished, the Water Transfer project will link China’s four main rivers – the ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , Huaihe and Haihe.

(Answers in alphabetical order)

• Yangtze
• Yellow River
• Ganges
• Mekong

There are 3 canal routes in the project -

tick correct answers

• Central

• Eastern

• Northern

• Western

• Southern

How much water is the $62billion Chinese SNWTP designed to transfer every year?

• 22.8 billion cubic metres

• 44.8 billion cubic metres

• 78.8 billion cubic metres

Work began on the project in 2002 and since then the Central and ​ (a)   Routes have been completed.

• Eastern
• Western
• Northern

In what year is the Western Route due to be completed?

• 2030

• 2040

• 2050

• 2060