1. | What are the major water resources in China?In China, 80% of the water supply comes from _______________ surface waters, including _______________ rivers, _______________ lakes and _______________ glaciers【冰川】. The rest comes from _______________ groundwater. Surface waters1. Rivers 2. Lakes 3. Glaciers【冰川】 GroundwaterGroundwater is stored in the _______________ aquifers between rock layers under the ground. They can be extracted【提取】 for human use by _______________ drilling wells or using _______________ pumping machines. There are rich reserves【儲備】 of groundwater in _______________ North China, which is an important resources for big cities such as Beijing. | ||||||||
2. | The distribution of water resources in ChinaWater resources in China are _______________ unevenly【不均地】 distributed【分佈】:
Even though the total water resources (2,800 billion m³) of China ranks _______________ sixth in the world, the per capita water resource of China is only 2100 m³, which is _______________ one-fourth of the world’s average【平均值】.
Four major wet and dry regions in China according to the precipitation【降雨】
Distribution of rainfall is affected by three factors
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