Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes 2.4 In what ways do rivers affect human activity?

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? That means over 430 million people live in the Chang Jiang basin! Most of the world’s population lives along the ______ course of rivers. In China, about 33% of the total population lives in the Chang Jiang basin. Why do so many people live? lower People benefit from the river. They rely on the Chang Jiang for their livelihood. How do they rely on the Chang Jiang?

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? Economic benefits from the Chang Jiang Agriculture Navigation and transport Industrial use Tourism Freshwater fishery Energy

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes It produces over 33% of the total annual production of food and cotton. How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 1Agriculture The Chang Jiang basin is the major agricultural regions in China. It covers about 25% of the total farmland of China. What does the Chang Jiang provide for farming?

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 1Agriculture AAlluvium Regular ________ of the Chang Jiang deposits a large amount of alluvium on it flood plain. flooding This provides thick and ______ soil for farming. fertile It helps (decrease / increase) the productivity of land. It saves the cost of adding artificial fertilizer.

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 1Agriculture BIrrigation water It provides irrigation water for 60% of the farmland in the basin.

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 2Freshwater fishery The Chang Jiang produces over ____% of the total annual catch of freshwater fish. Fish farmers earn good income. Many lakes along the Chang Jiang have been converted into fish ponds! Can you give some examples? 60 Dongting Hu.

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 3Navigation and transport The Chang Jiang is the most important ___________ navigation network. inland river It is the ‘Golden waterway’ of China. The shallow and narrow river channel in the upper course provides a cheap transport route for _______. timber

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 4Industrial use How can industries make use of the Chang Jiang? Dyeing industry use river water as a ____________. raw material cooling Many industries use river water as a low-cost agent for ________ machines. ____________ and _________ industries are located at the sheltered and deep inlets at the lower course. Shipbuilding repairing

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes What kind of power can the Chang Jiang generate? How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 5Energy Hydroelectric power (HEP). Gezhouba It accounts for about ___% of China’s total HEP output. 40 Most of the HEP plants are at the ______ course. upper The HEP supports the _________ development in the basin. industrial

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes How do people make use of the Chang Jiang? 6Tourism Jiuzhaigou Leshan Giant Buddha Yulong-Snow Mountain Lijiang

Part 2 Quit © Oxford University Press 2006 Landforms and exogenetic processes