Gr.6 Geography -Quiz 2 ( Term 1 - 15/11/2020 )

____________________ are the main sources of fresh water.

• Rivers and Lakes.

• Tap water

• Ocean water

Most of the water in the world cannot be used for drinking as it is _________________water.

• Sour

• Salty sea.

• Low sodium

______________________ is used in farms.

• High sodium water

• Low sodium water

• Fresh water.

Water is taken out of _____________________, and then pumped along pipes to houses.

• Reservoirs, rivers and wells.

• Tanks

• Valleys

The largest artificial reservoir in northern Europe is Kielder reservoir in ______________________

• India

• Northumberland.

• New York

People are using more water as they buy more ________________

• Machines.

• Factories

• Houses

Seventy percent of fresh water is in ___________________, frozen as ice.

• Greece

• Antarctica.

• North America.

Who are most at risk due to the polluted water?

Ans: __________________________________________

• Babies and young children are most at risk because they are not strong enough to resist germs.

• Only old people are most at risk because they are not strong enough to resist germs.

• European people are most at risk because they are not strong enough to resist germs.

Name any 2 diseases caused by dirty water.

Ans: ________________________

• Kidney Disease and Liver Disease.

• Diarrhoea and Cholera

• Hypertension and Covid- 19

Nearly two billion people have gained access to clean water in the last ______________________

• 20 years

• 25 years.

• 115 years.