Vietnam / 1975 - Present / Major River Systems - 1468 Words

Vietnam/ 1975 – Present /Major River Systems Key Words / Phrases Hydroelectric, irrigation, rice agriculture, water security, Mekong River Five Themes of Geography – Snapshots †¢ Location (absolute and relative) – †¢ Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations) Hanoi: (capital city) 21 ° 1 N, 105 ° 51 E Da Nang: 16 ° 3 N, 108 ° 12 E Ho Chi Minh City: 10 ° 49 N, 106 ° 37 E Vinh: 18 ° 40 N, 105 ° 40 E o †¢ Place (Physical and Human Characteristics) – o Physical †¢ The distribution of water resources is highly variable during the year owing to unevenly distributed monsoon rainfall. High variations, combined with limited storage and flood control infrastructure, result in devastating floods in the wet season and extreme low flows in the†¦show more content†¦The total area of all international basins in and outside Viet Nam is to 1.2 million km2. o Human †¢ 70% of the population lives in rural areas †¢ Rural populations are said to have increased access to improved water supply by 92% in 2008 †¢ Agriculture plays a major role in the economy of the country. It is one of the top countries for rice exports †¢ There are inequalities in genders in the agricultural households, where women don’t have the same rights to access of land. †¢ The monsoon rainfall causes uneven distribution of water resources throughout the year for individuals †¢ Region o Hydropower centric region o Rice agriculture as main export o Borders with Cambodia, Laos, and China o South China Sea on eastern border †¢ Movement o Rising sea levels will lead to ruined crops in the Mekong, weather events will also make an impact o Movement for finding ways to clean water resource o Policies with countries upstream of the river need to be analyzed to ensure the quality of the water for Vietnam †¢ Human-Environment Interaction o Water intensive rice farming, decision of upstream neighbors, Centralized control, shrimp farming harmful effects o Infrastructure developmental effects on water quality and supply o Native population vs. government discrepancies in policies and actions to secure the water resources Bottom Line Up Front Craig Snyder, Contemporary Security and Strategy, Palgrave Macmillan. †¦. The