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Our 1000 Flood Relief Buckets!!!

Yesterday at our 6th grade meeting we had a talk about the recent flooods occuring around Jakarta. Our presenter was one of the guides from Wat San at the Bintaro Lama Kampung . She talked about the flooding, and how we could help. The guide told us that we can make flood relief kits for the victims fromfloods or other naturual disassters. The materials used to make these flood relief kits are: 3 adult and 2 kids toothbrushes,toothpaste,soap,shampoo,2 towwels,mosquito repellent,floor cleaner, mediciene containg a rich amount of vitamin C, a bucket, a brush and a sponge all of these materials are stored in one air and water tight bucket.The guide said we had to make 1000 flood relief kits so the victims who will be in the flood will be prepared.

I hope our efforts will save lives!!!

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The December are Holidays Inching Nearer and Nearer

Just a few more weeks until the December break!!! I just can't wait till the December break. I 'm leaving for the holidays on the 11Th of December because My family has to go for a wedding in India. The bad thing is, that I have to miss Madness week*_*. Before I leave for the holidays. There are a few projects and test I have to do. This holiday is going to be very special because this is my first time travelling on Business Class!!! I'm also nervous about my grades on my report card. Will they be good grades or bad grades? I'm really looking forward on blogging my holidays.

Questions and Answers for Pg.229 in Geo Active1 Book

• 1. List the main reasons for water scarcity.

The main reasons for water scarcity are the changess in climate, land degradation, population growth and water pollution.



2. What is a drought?What type of hardships do you think that a draught could cause if you were living in a village in a poor country such as Ethiopia?


A drought is a period of a little amount of rainfall that falls to the Earth. The type of hardships a drought could cause is loss of human lives.



3.How does land degradation affect the supply of fresh water?


If the land is paved off the rainfall will run off to the rivers,lakes and streams. This means the water won't infiltrate in the ground and into the aquifer.



4. a) What is El Niño?


El Niño is a climate change that builds up every three to five years.

b)Why does El Niño often cause drought in Austrailia?


El Niñ0 often causes drought in Australia because of the reversal of air pressure over the Pacific Ocean, resulting in high pressure systems covering the most of Australia.

5. Observe the map showing the global effects of El Nino in 1982-83.
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a)What effects does El Nino have on the availability of fresh water?
The Effects El Niño has on the availability of fresh water is....
1. Flooding
2. Drought
3.No water to grow food ( caused by droughts).


b)Name the countries and describe the problems that arose from decreased rainfall.


Africa

• There are reduced corn crops in the sub Saharan region

Indonesia

• There is pollution high up in the air which triggers forest fires.

China

• Agricultural land is under threat from drought in the northern regions and flooding in southern parts of China.

Papua New Guinea

• Drought-related failure of food crops,leading to famine conditons requiring food and aid.

Phillipenes

• There is not enough of rain to grow rice which is followed by a drought.

Austrailia

• Wheat exports threatned by drought conditions across grain-growing areas,particulary New South Wales

Peru

• Flooding(also in Chile)
• Fishing operators affected by lower catch as anchovy and Pacific sardine move offshore to escape warm currents(5Deg.C above normal temperatures.)

United States

• There is too much of rainfall in the northern-western part which doubles the historical averages.

Colombia

• Fishermen have a lower catch which decreases by 20%.

Bintaro Lama Field Trip

On the 12th of November we went to a special kampung located in Bintaro. The reason why this kampung is special is because they purify and treat their water. They get the water from a small polluted river located near the village. The bus journey from school to the Kampung was about one and a half hour. At first I thought, "how could the villagers live and drink the water that was so dirty?" I then learnt how they purify their own water. We visited three of the six stages of how they purify their own water.

The first stage which was station six that we visited was called Disinfection. There are 2 ways of making the water potable. They use a small tablet which is called "Aqua Tab." One Aqua tab can disinfect about 30 liters of water, but the setback is that you have to wait for 30 minutes before the Aqua tab dissolves in the water and disinfects it. The ingredients for the Aqua tab is chlorine and other chemicals. One strip of 6 aqua tabs cost Rp.6000. The second way the villagers used to purify their water is that they use a liquid called Air Rahmat . A few drops of Air Rahmat can disinfect 5 liters of water. The disadvantage is that you have to shake the water with the drops of Air Rahmat inside a container for 30 seconds.

The second stage that we visited which was station 2. Station 2 is about the importance of hygiene. The guide explained about what happens if you don't wash your after you have gone to the toilet. (\_/) There are 5 ways that the feces from the human waste that can contaminate

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the food we eat. One way is by not washing your HANDS!!

Our final stage that we visited was station 4. Station 4 was about filtration,flocculation and sedimentation. First the villagers put a chemical inside. The name of the product is called PUR. PUR is used to collect the dirt particles in the water to make floc. One packet of PUR costs Rp.1000. Then the floc particles sink to the bottom of the container which is called sedimentation. Then they filter the water by inserting a clay pot in a bucket. They cover the hole in the clay pot by laying filter cloth. Then they pour the water with the floc particles in the water. The dirt gets trapped in the clay pot and the water flows through the cloth. This process is similar to the Water Treatment Plant.

Although the kampung was very dirty, the villagers were extremely kind to us. There is only one small school in the village and most of the children who live in the village can't afford education. I think it was a great learning experience for me. The most interesting part was when the children sang a song about the importance of washing your hands.

Ouestions for page 227 in Geo Active 1 Book

1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water?

There is 2.5% of fresh water in the world.

2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?

The world's supply of fresh water is found in ice on land,groundwater and soil,atmosphere,rivers and lakes.

3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?

Even if the supply of fresh water is still abundant it is still a problem because the fresh water is unevenly distributed across the Earth. Some parts are very dry, like Africa and some parts have a lot of water like in America.

4. a) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the southern to the northern tip of Africa.

The southern tip of Africa has more water availability per person and rainfall than in the north of Africa

b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.

The west part has very little of annual rainfall,but as you move along to the east part the amount of annual rainfall is increasing.

5.a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?

The parts of the world that have the largest amount of water per person is in the northern part of Mongolia which is in Asia and the northern part pf north america.

b) Which parts of the world appear to have a small amount of water per person?

The parts which have the smallest amount of water per person is in Africa and in the north-west part of Europe.

6.a) What are the main uses of water?

The main uses for water is Agricultural and Reservoir losses from evaporation and seepage.

b) Which uses have increased the most over the last century?

The uses that have increased over the century is Reservoir losses from evaporation and seepage.