Irrigation is the human process of artificially watering crops on a large scale using networks or canals ans sprinkler systems. Although irrigation can improve water availability and yield of crops in arid areas, it can also lead to contamination of local drinking water supplies which in turn creates substantial health problems.
This lesson is appropriate for self-study/ remote learning from home and is designed for the AQA GCSE Geography specification A curriculum. It has tasks with lots of prompts, a card sort with answers and a 9 mark exam practice question with a detailed PEEL structure to follow;
“(9marks) For a large scale agricultural scheme you have studied, explain how successful you think it has been in improving food supplies.”
The lesson looks at the positive and negative impact of the Rajasthan Canal in India on agriculture and the local population. Students have to evaluate whether overall they think that the canal is good or bad for the region.
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