Case Study → Over Abstraction from Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater Aquifers - North China (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

Case Study → Over Abstraction from Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater Aquifers - North China

Context	● The North China Plain is a global hotspot of groundwater overexploitation ● Since the 1980s, groundwater levels dropped by about 1m/yr
Consequences	● Drying up of streams and wetlands ● Soil subsidence ● Seawater intrusion at the

Spatial variability of groundwater depth in 2001 (a) and in 2020 (b) and groundwater depth variation during 2001–2020 (c)