Pakistan's Indus River System

The word "Arid" describes what type of climate/environment?

What is the main source of surface water for this region?

Where does the water that fills the Indus river come from?

• Glacial Melt

• Snow Melt

• Seasonal Monsoons

• All of the Above

Who colonized Pakistan in the 1800s?

What was the purpose of building multiple dams, canals, and other infrastructure along the Indus river?

What does the narrator mean, when they say the modifications to the river were not just physical engineering, but social engineering?

If agriculture is the largest part of Pakistan's economy, what level of economic development would you categorize them?

• Less Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Developed

What are some of the disastrous negative effects of the canals, dams, and infastructure built on the Indus River?

Why is it bad if the river doesn't reach the ocean anymore?

In no less than 4 complete sentences, explain the importance of the Indus River to Pakistan and the postive and negative impacts of infrastructure built on the river.