China's Water Crisis Dbq

Rumors have been heard about China’s having a water-scarcity crisis. The scary part is that the the rumors are correct. North China’s water scarcity has been a major crisis, making North China have a shorter amount of water than South China. The rivers frequently dry up before reaching the sea. North China relies on aquifers heavily, which are underground water sources. Besides the crisis itself, there are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis: water pollution, global warming, and industrialization. Of these, the biggest driver is industrialization. A small factor that is driving this crisis, is water pollution. Water pollution makes water unable to use, and “...about 20 billion cubic meters of untreated wastewater is directly discharged into water bodies…” (Doc E). When that amount of water is discharged into bodies of water, the wastewater is infecting the bodies of water, making it unusable and undrinkable. Lately, “Nonpoint pollution, primarily related to …show more content…
During the time of 2005, the amount of water used for industrialization is 200 billion cubic meters. (Doc C). 200 billion cubic meters of water is used just for industrialization. As the years go by, the amount of water used increases. Power and manufacturing use up 45% together of the water provided for industries in the prediction of the year 2030. (Doc D). The amount of water used for power and manufacturing is 45% of the total water given to industrialization. There is a large amount of water that is used for industrialization and just two industries use a total of 45%. Textiles uses 10% of the water provided for industries. (Doc D). The amount of water used for textiles is a large amount, proving that industries use a large amount of water. Industrialization uses a large amount of water for manufacturing goods, making it the largest factor to the water-scarcity