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Rivers At Risk

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RIVERS AT RISK

  • We are over tapping,
  • We are polluting,
  • We are taking advantage of a VERY important source
  • Our rivers are at risk

RIVERS ARE STARTING TO BECOME OVER TAPPED

  • We are being wasteful of water.
  • We are taking so much water that the rivers can't bring water to the...
  • Ocean every month like they used to.
  • Large well known rivers are even starting to shrink up.
  • Some countries want/need more water they are offering to buy water from other places

RIVERS HELP IN MANY WAYS

  • They help us move many supplies
  • Like food
  • Animals
  • And many other useful sources
  • But shipping makes us have to make levees

RIVERS CAN ASLO GIVE US POWER BUT WE ARE ABUSING IT

  • We can take the waters power and make it into energy
  • But we are make dams and levees to help us do so
  • The dams and levees are messing up fish breeding
  • But the rivers energy is a lot more Eco friendly

QUIZ QUESTION

WHAT DO WE TAKE FROM RIVERS TO MAKE ENERGY. WATER POWER