F6 E2 Water project pre lesson task 1

Which of the following sentences describe the distribution of water resources in China?

• The distribution of water resources in China is even.

• There is water shortage in the southern part of China, while the northern and northwestern part have water surplus.

• There is water shortage in the northern and northwestern part of China, while the southern part has water surplus.

是下哪一項描述「南水北調」工程是正確的？

• 把中國南部長江流域的部分水資源調配到中國北部和西北部長期缺水的地區。

• 把中國南部黃河流域的部分水資源調配到中國北部和西北部長期缺水的地區。

• 把中國北部長江流域的部分水資源調配到中國南部長期缺水的地區。

Which of the following are the advantages brought by the south-to-north water diversion project?

• Relieving the problem of drought in the north and flooding in the south. 

• Provide reliable and stable water supply to the northern part of China, speed up urbanization and agricultural development in the area. 

• Maintain the river and wetland ecosystem in the northern part of China. 

• Relieving the sandstorm problem in the northwestern part of China.

Which of the following are the limitations of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project? 

• Seawater intrusion may occur at the mouth of Changjiang when the discharge of Changjiang drops in dry periods. 

• Water transferred to the north may not be drinkable too as the river pollution in the lower course of Changjiang is serious. 

• The project is costly. This may increase the water charges in northern part of China. 

• The project may attract many people from the south to migrate to the northern part of China.