Water based conflicts

Predict: why might geographers might say a map showing precipitation is the most important

Water is the universal ​ ​ (a)   which means it can dissolve more substances than any other liquid and we almost never can find pure water

• solvent
• beverage
• liquid

how does the solvency of water affect what is able to grow in different geographic regions?

Stop and quickly google drinking water resources in Taiwan. Where does Taipei get its drinking water from? What about Kaohsiung?

Examples of precipitation

• Clouds
• Fog
• Dew
• Rain

• Sleet

which three countries make up the island of Borneo

• Philippines
• Thailand
• Indonesia

• Brunei

• Malaysia

orographic precipitation means

• Precipitation caused by the evaporation of water from lakes.
• Precipitation that occurs during thunderstorms regardless of terrain.
• Precipitation resulting from the cooling of air in urban areas.
• Precipitation caused by the lifting of moist air over mountains.

Find a rain shadow not mentioned in the video

Which factors contribute to semi-arid climates?

Groups:

(a) Dryness

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(b) Unpredictability

• continental effect

• Atmospheric circulations

• Rain Shadow

• Oceanic circulations

• local conditions

• high pressure systems

Explain the human-environmental factors that led to famine in the American Great Plains