Our Planet’s Freshwater 2nd Edition

Our Planet’s Freshwater 2nd Edition

Planet Geography

Our Planet’s Freshwater is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure
of the syllabus. The same content is also available as chapters 1 to 4
in Our Dynamic Planet.



Chapter 1 Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology



A systems approach to drainage basins

River discharge

River processes and landforms

Case study of the forming of a large waterfall, Victoria Falls,on the
border of Zimbabwe and Zambia



Chapter 2 Flooding and flood mitigation



Hydrographs

Human actions and flooding

Flood prediction

Flood mitigation

Case study of flood mitigation in the Nile Basin

Case study of flood mitigation in the Lower Rhine Basin



Chapter 3 Water scarcity and water quality



Water scarcity

Environmental consequences of agricultural activity

Case study of the impact of agricultural activities on the Colorado
River

Case study of the impact of irrigation for rice farming in Bali

Pressure on lakes and aquifers

Case study of human pressure on a large lake – the Aral Sea

Internationally shared water resources

Case study of water conflict in the Euphrates River basin



Chapter 4 Water management futures



Improving water management

Dams for multi-purpose water schemes

Case study of the Three Gorges Dam project

Integrated drainage basin management

Case study of the Broadland Rivers Catchment Plan

Pressures on wetlands (including Ramsar)

Case study of the Florida Everglades

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Stephen Codrington – Solid Star Press