Prior to the 1950s, how did the Aral Sea compare to other inland lakes/seas (global rank)?

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  1. Prior to the 1950s, how did the Aral Sea compare to other inland lakes/seas (global rank)?

 

Note: The reason the Aral Sea was a bit salty is because it had no outlet. Water evaporated from its surface, leaving any dissolved substances behind, similar to Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

  1. What were some of the early effects of the shrinking Aral Sea?

 

 

  1. What are the two rivers that fed the Aral Sea?

 

  1. How is the water of these two rivers used now?

 

  1. Why must the countries of the Aral Sea basin cooperate to manage water resources of the region?

 

  1. How much of the water of the Amu Dar’ya is claimed by the Karakum Canal?

 

 

 

  1. Why is the Karakum Canal so important to the region and its inhabitants?

 

  1. What are some of the regional implications of this change from large water body to desert?
    1. Climate and environment

 

  1. Socioeconomic

 

  1. Human health

 

  1. What is being done to lessen some of the negative effects?

 

 

The Aral Sea reborn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJnNYDK48kA

  1. What measures are being taken to save the northern Aral Sea?

 

 

  1. How is the old fishery being re-established? Are these measures effective?

 

 

  1. What environmental benefits have been observed as the northern Aral Sea refills?

 

 

  1. What other places can you think of where human activities have altered regional or even global climate?

 

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