The Importance of Water

Daniel is working with his class to reduce their contribution to water pollution in their community. Which of the following do you think they should concentrate on?

• Picking up litter in the school yard.

• Recycling drinks cans made from alumina.

• Eating organic food. .

• Persuading their parents not to dump household chemicals in the rivers.

Which are farming practices that protect against water pollution?

• Overgrazing, mulching, crop rotation..

• Terracing, organic farming, planting trees.

• Terracing, contour ploughing, using pesticides.

• Contour ploughing, monoculture, clearing riverbanks.

Read the passage then answer the question that follows.

Town Y is experiencing a serious water shortage. Farmers complain that their animals and crops are perishing. Some schools are close because of the lack of water for proper sanitation. Households are upset because they cannot get water for domestic chores.

Which of the following can be concluded from the passage?

• There is a farm at the school.

• There is always water shortage in community Y.

• Town Y source of water is from a nearby river that has dried up.

• Water is essential in all areas of life.

Which one of the following is an example of toxic waste?

• Dumping old tins in a stream.

• Bauxite red mud lake.

• Removing trees from a hillside.

• Leaving a tap to running while brushing your teeth.

Which set contains only natural resources?

• Sun, water, mountains, minerals.

• Rivers, Sun, highways, mountains.

• Sun, minerals, bridges, forest.

• Minerals, rivers, cities, Sun.

Which of the following does NOT result from tourism?

• Problems with sewage disposal into the sea.

• Damage to coral reef.

• Destruction of mangrove swamps.

• Deforestation in the John Crow Mountain National Park.

All of the following are examples of water pollution EXCEPT:

• Pesticides getting into rivers

• Sewage leaks

• Hydroelectricity plants

• Oil spills at sea

True or False

The causes of water pollution shown in the picture deforestation.

• True

• False

Identify the causes of water pollution shown in the picture.

• Chemical fertiliser

• Sewage waste

• Factory processes

• Deforestation

True or False

The cause of water pollution in the picture is industrial waste.

• True

• False