Sec 1 Geography Revision Quiz

Which specific impact of water shortage does this picture show?

• Water rationing.
  
• Reduced agricultural yields.
  
• Conflict over water supply.
• Increased difficulty in getting water.
  

Which specific impact of water shortage does this picture show?

• Increased difficulty in getting water
• Increased cost of industrial production
• Reduced agricultural yields
• Conflict over water supply

Which impact of water shortage does this picture show?

• Political Impact
• Domestic Impact
• Agricultural Impact
• Industrial Impact

Which one of the following reasons for water shortage is incorrect? 

• Population growth
• Affluence
• Abundant rainfall
• Water pollution

Which of the following is the main reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

• Water used at home
• Industrial production
• Selling water to neighbouring countries.
• Increasing demand for irrigation of crops

Which one of the following uses the greatest amount of water globally?

• Domestic uses
• Industrial uses
• Agricultural uses
• Recreation uses

In the water cycle, some of the water that falls onto the ground seeps into the ground. This process is also know as________.

• surface runoff
• precipitation
• groundwater
• infiltration

Fresh water is distributed unevenly across the world. True or False?

• True
  
• False

Which one of the following correctly describes water shortage?

• Occurs when the level of water usage exceeds the water supply available.
• Occurs when the level of water usage meets the water supply available.
  
• Occurs when the level of water usage is less than the water supply available.
• Occurs when the level of water usage is equal to the water supply available.

Water is a scarce resource because ____________.

• the price of water is increasing rapidly

• of the increase in desalination plants

• only 1% of the water on Earth is readily available for human use

• an ageing population needs more water