3. Answer the following: a. Identify the six countries through which the Mekong River flows. i. China ii. Myanmar iii. India iv. Thailand v. Bangladesh vi. Cambodia vii. Laos viii. Vietnam ix. Indonesia b. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. i. A transboundary river flows through only one country. ii. Floods in the Mekong Delta always have a positive impact on the region’s economy. iii. The Mekong River is the second most biodiverse river in the world. 4. Answer the following questions. a. Describe one situation in which you would use a hard management technique instead of a soft management technique. b. Describe one situation in which you would use a soft management technique instead of a hard management technique. 5. Explain why it is important to protect sites that have cultural or natural significance. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Explain why flooding is a common occurrence along the Mekong River. 7. Answer the following questions. a. Refer to FIGURE7 and describe the direction of longshore drift in the image. b. Refer to FIGURES5 and 6 . Describe the changes the Living Beaches Strategy has made to the Adelaide coastline and the reason for these changes. c. Describe what will happen to Adelaide’s southern beaches if they stop being replenished with piped or trucked sand. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 8. The Artesian Range has been described as a ‘modern-day Noah’s Ark’. Explain what you understand by this description. 9. Describe the processes that have led to the formation of the Artesian Range and its different landscape features. 10. The impact of flooding on residents of the Mekong Delta region could be avoided by relocating communities to other parts of Vietnam. Identify and explain two issues with this strategy. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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