China-AW-FA10



[|China Smog]

Primary Sources [|Songhua River spill] Explanation- This document is about the spill in the Songhua River of toxic materials such as benzene, nitrobenzene, and aniline. I chose this document because my theme is environment and one main topic in the environment theme is human interaction and this toxic spill in the Songhua River would have never happened without human interaction.

[|Conflicts- United Nations Environmental Programme] Explanation- This document is about how an earthquake went through China and killed 100,000 people. I chose this document because China's geography didn't help these people because it is very mountainous in these areas and that could help the earthquake guide towards the people living in cities in the valleys. The mountainous geography of these areas also wouldn't help the people living their evacuate very fast.

Artifacts [|China's Environmental Laws] Explanation- This article is about how China's environmental laws are not very effective even they are in some cases more strict than the U.S.'s laws. I chose this article because it shows that even if your laws and rules are very strict it doesn't mean that its going to help. Also this is on`e of the major reasons why China's environment is so bad.

[|China Environment] Explanation- This article is about how the environmental challenges in Chin effect the rest of the world as well as China. I chose this article because it shows how one countries struggles with their environment can effect countries around them and even the whole world. Also because China's environment is so bad it show how the environment can bring countries together to help each other with problems.

[|China's Dam] Explanation- This article is about China's Three Gorges Dam and how since its been built has been causing landslides. I chose this article because in an environment like China's where the ecosystems aren't very good, this dam is causing landslides on the surrounding cliffs and it is wiping out entire ecosystems. Ecosystems are an important part of the environment because it gives a place for animals to live and survive.