Demand factors causing water shortage

Water consumption ___________ when world population increases.

• increases

• decreases

Why will the water consumption for agriculture increase when there is population growth? You can choose more than one option.

• Large amount of water needed to grow the grain needed to feed cattle

• People need to drink more water

• Irrigation for crops to feed growing population

Where would most of the population growth take place?

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Being affluent means...

• being influential

• having wealth

• able to live comfortably

• making ends meet

Water footprint refers to...

• amount of water you use at home

• amount of water we use directly from the tap and indirect uses like water used to produced the food we consume

• amount of water we use from the tap

• amount of water we use indirectly from the tap

Water footprint decreases when people consume goods that are produced using more water.

• True

• False

State one change in lifestyle due to increasing wealth that causes an increase in water footprint.

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