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?
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?