Science versus nature教学课件8.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Where are the most beautiful places on the Yangtze River? The Three Gorges The most beautiful place on the Chang Jiang What you can see there Beautiful natural scenery [来源:学科网ZXXK] You can also enjoy Traveling in a small boat with your friends on the Shengnong river You can also see Fengdu Ghost City You can also visit The Tomb of famous Chinese The tomb of poet Qu Yuan c. 343--c. 289 B.C Gorges along the river [来源:学科网ZXXK] Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峡 Wu Gorge 巫峡 Peaceful beauty Xiling Gorge 西陵峡 Threat: The Dam Project Will be completed in 2009 Will control flooding Will stop seasonal flooding The project is very expensive [来源:学科网ZXXK] The dam will create a giant lake that will reach from Yichang to Chongqing. that will swamp the panorama, plus temples, tombs and archeological sites 13 cities, 140 towns and 1,352 villages will be flooded The pollution will become unbearable Tourism improves the Economy People from all over China and the world come to see the beautiful scenery before it is all gone. Why build a dam The dam will make clean electricity for the big cities The water in the Three Gorges area might look like this: Coal pollution near Nanjing Threats to life on the river Building the dam means one million people will lose their homes Threats to the ecosystem Every minute, three tonnes of sewage is put in the river. This creates: terrible smells Water that people cannot drink deadly habitats for fish The threat to the animals of the river Endangered animals could die. Like the Yangtze river dolphin Threats to Animals Fish like the Yangtze sturgeon could become extinct .. The finless porpoise like to live in areas that have lots of fish. High levels of pollution threaten the porpoise and their food source. Create a slogan for a picture Work in groups of 4. Decide on a picture to use. Decide on a theme and write your own slogan that speaks on one of the t