Global Water Wars: Parched
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25 questions
Note from the author:
Watch the video below and answer the accompanying questions.
Watch the video below and answer the accompanying questions.
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What is the "Water Mafia" and why do they exist?
What is the "Water Mafia" and why do they exist?
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Complete the following sentence: “Everyone buys water from the water mafia - the rich, the poor, the middle class. That’s because:______”
Complete the following sentence: “Everyone buys water from the water mafia - the rich, the poor, the middle class. That’s because:______”
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What are the three general sets of responses to water scarcity. What are they?
What are the three general sets of responses to water scarcity. What are they?
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Why did millions of people leave their homes in Syria?
Why did millions of people leave their homes in Syria?
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What are some of the problems that arise when people leave their homeland?
What are some of the problems that arise when people leave their homeland?
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Why do governments choose to use the term “environmental migrant” instead of “environmental refugee”?
Why do governments choose to use the term “environmental migrant” instead of “environmental refugee”?
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Migration of people is nothing new. How is the movement of “Environmental Migrants” different from past migrations?
Migration of people is nothing new. How is the movement of “Environmental Migrants” different from past migrations?
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In addition to loss of groundwater, Syria’s two major rivers are drying up. Who and what are causing this to occur, and for what reasons?
In addition to loss of groundwater, Syria’s two major rivers are drying up. Who and what are causing this to occur, and for what reasons?
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What did ISIS do to people who tried to get clean water from the Euphrates river?
What did ISIS do to people who tried to get clean water from the Euphrates river?
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What is hydroterrorism?
What is hydroterrorism?
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How does restricting access to fuel affect people and their livelihood?
How does restricting access to fuel affect people and their livelihood?
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What is the significance of ISIS taking control of the Mosul Dam?
What is the significance of ISIS taking control of the Mosul Dam?
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What changes were seen in Israel following an ad campaign about water scarcity?
What changes were seen in Israel following an ad campaign about water scarcity?
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What is desalinization? How is it accomplished, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of this process?
What is desalinization? How is it accomplished, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of this process?
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How are the hydrology and water resources of the West bank tied to the Israeli-Palestine conflict?
How are the hydrology and water resources of the West bank tied to the Israeli-Palestine conflict?
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What does the term “black forest” mean, and why does it exist?
What does the term “black forest” mean, and why does it exist?
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What is “hydro-strategic positioning”?
What is “hydro-strategic positioning”?
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Why was the Six-Day war so significant for Israel?
Why was the Six-Day war so significant for Israel?
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What will happen if the aquifers under the West Bank are overdrilled?
What will happen if the aquifers under the West Bank are overdrilled?
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What was the result of 6000 wells drilled in Gaza?
What was the result of 6000 wells drilled in Gaza?
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Approximately how many dams are found in China?
Approximately how many dams are found in China?
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How did China benefit from the annexation of the Tibetan Plateau?
How did China benefit from the annexation of the Tibetan Plateau?
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What is a water hegemon?
What is a water hegemon?
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Describe the Great South-North Water Diversion Project and its possible impacts geopolitically.
Describe the Great South-North Water Diversion Project and its possible impacts geopolitically.
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The United states holds the power of the watershed of the Colorado River, which used to spill into Mexico. The last 10 years have led to improvements in negotiations between Mexico and the U.S. to release more water into the river delta in Mexico, rejuvenating the delta and reconnecting the river to the sea.Please read the article The State of the Colorado River Going into 2022 and respond to the prompt below.
The recent severe drought in the Midwestern and Southwestern US has led to many complicated issues in the Colorado river basin. As you read the article, choose one issue, concern, problem or solution that you find interesting and write 2-3 paragraphs about it. For example, what did you find interesting in this article, and why? How does it relate to the video Water Wars that you watched? Does it open your eyes to any past, present or future concerns?
The United states holds the power of the watershed of the Colorado River, which used to spill into Mexico. The last 10 years have led to improvements in negotiations between Mexico and the U.S. to release more water into the river delta in Mexico, rejuvenating the delta and reconnecting the river to the sea.
Please read the article The State of the Colorado River Going into 2022 and respond to the prompt below.
The recent severe drought in the Midwestern and Southwestern US has led to many complicated issues in the Colorado river basin. As you read the article, choose one issue, concern, problem or solution that you find interesting and write 2-3 paragraphs about it. For example, what did you find interesting in this article, and why? How does it relate to the video Water Wars that you watched? Does it open your eyes to any past, present or future concerns?