Adv Science

Summary: The week began with the presentations of our rivers. After hearing everyone's presentations My table group and I really started to put ideas together. We discussed what most of the rivers presented have in common. One main issue almost all the rivers was pollution. Most rivers were polluted by trash, gasses, and oils. Another thing the rivers have in common is they provided as natural resources for the ethnic groups that lived by the river. The river gave the people water, fertile land, fish and more depending on which river. The rivers were used to import and export goods which helped build trade. As well as that, most rivers had hydro electric stations and dams even though only some caused problems. Later on, we began to talk about the Gray Area and it's big problem. For the past five years, the Gray Area has lost about 1,000 fish per year. Almost everyone thinks the water slide is the culprit because it opened up the same year the fish started dying. We went throug

Summary: We continued working on our project on the Ob River. I learned quite a lot on the Ob River this week and I think that information really helped our project. This week I learned about the environmental and cultural significance because we all shared the information we had on our research topics. After we shared that information, we worked on what will happen if people don't help and how people can help. I now know that the Ob River is home to about 50 different species of fish. The area around the Ob River has very rich soil, known as peat soil, which helps the crops grow. As well as that, I know that during winter the water freezes causing oxygen loss to the wildlife in the river. The middle and lower section of the Ob is very polluted due to people dropping of oils and gasses. I know that one main group of people, the Khanty people, live around and near to the foothills and mountainous areas of the Ob River.  The Khanty people were originally known by the Russians as the

Summary: This week we started our Rivers Project. My group and I chose the Ob River, a river that isn't that popular, but is still very important. I found many interesting facts on the economical significance of the Ob River, as well as the features of the Ob. I now know that the Ob River can produce up to 250 billion kilowatts, even though there are only three hydroelectric power stations built on the river. The importing and exporting of important goods occur along the Ob River. The supply of wheat for Russia is mainly produced in the area of the southern Ob basin. Wheat is not the only thing that blossoms by the Ob, about 2/3 of the country's oil and gas comes from the tiaga and tundra, near the Ob. As well as that, I know that the Ob empties into the Kara Sea of the Arctic ocean and the Ob-Irtysh is the main tributary coming from the Ob River and has a length of 3,362 miles. I also know that the mouth of the river is known as the Gulf of Ob and the Ob River is the fourth la