The water cycle and water insecurity

Economic Water Scarcity is defined as...

• Not having enough water in your area due to geographic features

• Not having enough water in your area due to human factors

• Having enough water for everyone in a region, however people are unable to access it

• Having access to water that is polluted or unclean

The water that is consumed in the process of creating a product is called...

• Digital Water

• Industrial Water

• Virtual Water

• Dummy Water

This sector of human life consumes the largest portion of fresh water that humans can use.

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Domestic

• Aquation

The movement of water from the soil layer to the rock layer is called...

• Interception

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

What is an area of land drained by a main river and its tributaries?

• Watershed

• Bath Tub

• Drainage Basin

• Water Cycle

How much was the estimated cost of flooding in Cumbria after Storm Desmond?

• £10 million

• £100 million

• £5 million

• £500 million

Which two reasons explain why changing land use within a river catchment can increase flood risk.

• An increase in the number of grazing animals compacts the soil.

• Reafforestation of upland areas reduces rapid surface runoff.

• More urban areas mean that there are more impermeable surfaces.

• Restoring river channels to their meandering states means that

  rainwater reaches floodplains quicker.

When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called ___________________.

• upwelling

• downwelling

• El zapato

• La Gloria

In El Nino, rain moves east with the warm pool causing rainy/stormy weather in California and less hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

How often do El Nino events occur?

• 4-10 years

• 3-8 years

• 2-7 years