Chapter 11 Review

Three percent of the world’s water resources are found as

• fresh water.

• salt water.

• icecaps and glaciers.

• groundwater.

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The largest watershed in the United States is the

• Mississippi River.

• Yukon River

• Colorado River.

• Rio Grande.

Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because

• rainfall patterns have changed.

• water management projects have diverted water to the area.

• icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water.

• people have practiced water conservation.

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Fresh water is a limited resource because

• most water is polluted.

• most surface water contains salt.

• it is controlled by powerful governments.

• dams have limited the flow of fresh water.

Which of the following is a source of nonpoint pollution?

• unlined landfill

• polluted waste-water from a chemical plant

• leaking oil tanker

• runoff from agricultural feedlots

Parasitic worms would be classified as which type of water pollutant?

• pathogen

• organic matter

• inorganic chemicals

• heavy metals

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Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in

• the kind of biological agents causing the pollution.

• whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial.

• the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged.

• whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents.

Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest percentage of fresh water used worldwide?

• drinking

• washing

• manufacturing

• irrigating crops

Water diversion projects may involve the movement of water to dry regions using

• canals

• dams

• reservoirs.

• sprinklers.

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Industrial water use includes which of the following activities?

• irrigation

• power generation

• drinking

• car washing

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