6.5 Mekong river

6.5 The Mekong River

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6.5 The Mekong River

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At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

- Describe the importance of the Mekong River to the people living along its banks

- Explain why environmentalists are not always thrilled about hydropower dams

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High discharge

Low discharge

High gradient

Decreasing gradient

Large rocks

Gravel

Sand and clay

Slide 4 - Drag question

Name a difference between the upper course and the lower course

Slide 5 - Open question

Soil erosion due to deforestation in the upper course

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Khone falls (boundary of Laos and Cambodia)

The widest falls (10 km wide)

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Tonle Sap Lake

(Cambodia)

Two reasons for expansion:

- Rain falls directly into the lake

- More water flows from the Mekong River into the lake

In november the flow reverses. From lake to river.

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Most biodiverse river in the world

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Slide 10 - Video

Exercises 6.5

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+ A couple of mitigation measures

timer

10:00

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Questions

1. What is meant by LTA chart?

2. What do you think river Mekong River Commission stands for?

3. Which 8 topics are discussed within the Mekong River Commission?

4. Why are China and Myanmar not involved?

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Write down a mitigation measure of the mekong river

Slide 13 - Open question

www.mrcmekong.org

Slide 14 - Link