Mekong River part 1
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This presentation is created to be used in an on-line teaching course of Southeast Asian Studies. This course is offered only to a group of wonderful students of Lodi High School, Wisconsin, USA.
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Mekong River part 1
- 1. MEKONG RIVER THE LIFE-GIVING RIVER http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Mekong+River +fisherman&um=1&hl=th&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1020&bih=635&tbm=isch&tbnid=dmA2_xSjN7FijM:&imgrefurl=http://www.britannica.com/ bps/media-view/92881/1/0/0&docid=oAm2SyrwTYRwNM&imgurl=http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media// 21/93121-050-878F4D70.jpg&w=1600&h=1097&ei=6_m_TvHJMonLrQfv9IW_AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=710&vpy=306&dur=2164&hovh=186&hovw=271& tx=174&ty=97&sig=106310772108964024319&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=153&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0
- 2. What do you know about the Mekong River? ✤ Group Work ✤ Make a list of facts and information you think you know about the Mekong River ✤ No TALKING
- 3. Facts:The Mekong ✤ The longest river of SEA ✤ 4,900 kilometers / 3,000 miles ✤ From Yunnan to South China Sea ✤ China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam ✤ 44% of its course is in China.
- 10. The Life-Giving River 2 % 16 % 35 % 18 % 18 % 11 % ✤ 60 million people ✤ Lower Mekong Basin - Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam ✤ Connected to river’s natural cycles ✤ 80% of protein needs ✤ Diverse, productive inland fisheries ✤ 2.6 million tons a year http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTEASTASIAPACIFIC/Resources/ 226262-1151703454492/Mekong_MWRAS_hydromap.gif
- 11. What makes the Mekong special? ✤ Rise and fall of water levels during wet/dry seasons ✤ Flood carries fertile silt. ✤ Horticulture, agriculture in Mekong Delta ✤ Productive rice farming in Thailand, Vietnam
- 12. What makes the Mekong special? ✤ Rise and fall of water levels during wet/dry seasons ✤ Flood carries fertile silt. ✤ Horticulture, agriculture in Mekong Delta ✤ Productive rice farming in Thailand, Vietnam
- 13. What makes the Mekong special? ✤ Rise and fall of water levels during wet/dry seasons ✤ Flood carries fertile silt. ✤ Horticulture, agriculture in Mekong Delta ✤ Productive rice farming in Thailand, Vietnam
- 14. Tonle Sap http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039980 ✤ The largest freshwater lake in SEA ✤ A combined lake and river system ✤ UNESCO biosphere, 1997 ✤ Its flow changes directions. ✤ Lake expands and shrinks with seasons.
- 15. Tonle Sap ✤ Natural flood during rainy season ✤ The river rises enough to reverse its course. ✤ Water flows backward into the lake. ✤ Lake’s size shrinks from 2,500 sq.km to 16,000 sq.km. ✤ Enormous wetland area
- 16. Tonle Sap ✤ Natural flood during rainy season ✤ The river rises enough to reverse its course. ✤ Water flows backward into the lake. ✤ Lake’s size shrinks from 2,500 sq.km to 16,000 sq.km. ✤ Enormous wetland area
- 17. Tonle SapWetland http://www.srisiamholidays.com/images/stories/Cambodia/Maps/cambodia%20wetland.gif ✤ Wetland- area that soil is saturated with water permanently or seasonally ✤ Support diversity of plants and animals ✤ Breeding ground for fish & aquatic animals
- 18. Tonle SapWetland http://www.srisiamholidays.com/images/stories/Cambodia/Maps/cambodia%20wetland.gif ✤ Wetland- area that soil is saturated with water permanently or seasonally ✤ Support diversity of plants and animals ✤ Breeding ground for fish & aquatic animals
- 19. Tonle Sap ✤ Large flood plain ✤ Rich biodiversity ✤ Fertile sediment ✤ Most productive inland fisheries ✤ 230,000 tons of fish yearly ✤ 3 million people ✤ 60% protein for Cambodian ✤ The flow reverses at the end of rainy season. ✤ 300-500 species support the locals
- 20. Video Clip ✤ What is water festival like? ✤ How do the local people fish? ✤ In what ways are the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap important to the Cambodians? ✤ What kinds of fish are found in the Mekong region and the Tonle Sap? ✤ What kinds of animals are found? “Where there is water, there is fish” Sunset at the Tonle Sap
- 21. Mekong River Commission (MRC) http://worldinsidepictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/914.jpghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD206UnYmB4&feature=player_embedded Where there is water, there is fish.Video Clip http://worldinsidepictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/914.jpg