Unit 2 The environment welcome to the unit精品课件 牛津版必修5.ppt

* * Why is the earth crying ? What caused the destroy of the city of Pompeii? Mount Vesuvius erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city. Can you think of other natural disasters that damage the environment? earthquake Natural disasters ? Warming up earthquake fire Natural disasters ? Warming up earthquake fire Typhoon hurricane Natural disasters ? Warming up earthquake fire Typhoon hurricane Natural disasters Snow slide ? Warming up earthquake fire Typhoon hurricane Flood drought Natural disasters Snow slide ? Warming up earthquake fire Typhoon hurricane Flood drought Natural disasters Snow slide Any more? ? Warming up What caused the city of loulan to disappear ? It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500. Can you think of other ways in which people damage the environment? What caused the sandstorms ? Water pollution problems ? Warming up It is estimated that over 1 billion people—about one fifth of the world’s population --don’t have enough safe drinking water. Solutions Causes Effects Water pollution Many people don’t have enough clean drinking water. Make people get sick. Factories pour waste into rivers/lakes/seas. People throw rubbish into rivers/lakes. Use new technology to make sure that factories are green and clean. Clean the water in the rivers/lakes. Save water in our daily life. Water pollution Air pollution problems ? Warming up Air pollution causes more than 2.7 million deaths in the world every day Solutions Causes Effects Air pollution Make people get sick or even die. Make the environment dirty. Cause acid rain(酸雨). Factories, power stations, cars, air conditioners give off waste gas. Burn coal and oil. The harmful smoke should be made harmless before it goes into the air. Ride bikes more. Limit the number of cars./Make cars that don’t pollute the air. Water pollu