This
picture shows the Yangtze river in China
near the busy port of Wuhan City.
How will the activities in the port affect
the river?
How would you feel if you lived on the banks
of this river?
� Trygve Bolstad/Panos Pictures
� Bradley Arden/Panos
Some of the world's rivers are beginning
to dry up, like this one in South Africa.
Why do you think this is happening?
What could be done to prevent this happening?
This
picture shows the Tucurui dam, built on
the Tocantins river in part of the Amazon
rainforest, northeast Brazil.
Why do people build dams like this?
What effect would the dam have had on the
surrounding natural environment?
� M. Harvey/Panos Pictures
� Jim Holmes/ Panos Pictures
This
picture was taken in Bangladesh.
What is the woman doing?
Why is it necessary with so much water around?
This
picture shows a floating market in Thailand.
What are the women selling?
What do you think they are saying to each
other?
� Jeremy Horner/Panos Pictures
� Sean Sprague/Panos Pictures
This picture was taken in Burkina Faso,
West Africa.
What are the people doing?
How is this different from life in the UK?
