Droughts affect ppl’s daily lives and hinders (a)   development.

Social impacts:

• People lack _____.

• the supply of _____ power reduces and becomes unstable.

Environmental impacts:

• soil erosion increases and leads to a higher risk of _____.

• There is less water to dilute pollutants and water pollution _____.

Economic impacts:

• the insufficient supply of _____ water reduces farm outputs and hence the income of farmers.

• The water level of rivers declines, hindering water _____ and tourism development.

• The reduction of _____ power supply disrupts industrial activities.

The amount of rainfall depends on the strength and (a)   of the monsoons.

Southern and eastern China receives less rainfall when the summer monsoon is _____ or arrives _____, or when the winter monsoon is _____ or arrives _____.

(a)  

Prolonged extreme high temperatures sped up the (a)   of water from rivers and soil.

Large-scale deforestation disrupts the ______ and results in a _____ climate.

(a)  

China is facing population growth and rapid economic development which results in (a)   .

Decade of groundwater over-extraction has lowered the (a)   .

China is inefficiently using water resources because the adoption rate of (a)   is low.

Water is lost to poor production technologies, water pipe _____, low water _____ and weak _____ awareness.

(a)  

The discharge of _____ and _____ into water bodies causes water pollution.

(a)  

_______ and _______ store water for daily use.

(a)  

(a)   increases the vegetation cover which encourages water infiltration and groundwater recharge. Transpiration from trees also enhances the formation of rain.

______ is a technology that turns seawater into freshwater. _____ plants are built in coastal cities to increase water supply.

(a)  

(a)   is recycled for landscape irrigation, filling fountains and even drinking.

Clouds are formed artificially to increase rainfall. This process is called (a)   .

Water-saving farming methods, such as ______ irrigation and ________ are promoted to reduce the use and loss of water.

(a)  

(a)   resistant crops are promoted to reduce the demand for irrigation water.

The use of (a)   production technologies is encouraged to reduce water consumption.

Less polluting production methods and (a)   technologies are promoted to reduce sewage production.

(a)   campaigns are organized to raise paublic awareness of water conservation.

(a)   are increased to reduce wastage of water resources.