WEEK 2 REVIEW

What are the three types of resources

• Continuous

• Non-renewable

• Earth

• Renewable

A layer of permeable rock that stores water

• groundwater

• aquifer

• bore

• water table

Countries that have high rainfall and large rivers are....

• Water Poor

• Water Rich

Countries that have less water than they need are...

• Water Poor

• Water Rich

What percentage of the Earth's water can be found in oceans

• 85.5%

• 22.3%

• 77.3%

• 97.5%

What country contains nearly 70% of the Earth's water stored in an ice sheet

• Greenland

• Alaska

• Antarctica

• Artic

How thick is the ice sheet in Antarctica

• 10m

• 3000m

• 500m

• 2500m

Communities also rely on fresh water to grow crops and farm animals - is which factor that influences where people settle

• Agriculture

• Trade and Transport

• Historical and Environmental

Why do people settle along rivers and near lakes?

• Access to freshwater for drinking

• Trade and transport routes

• Reliance on glaciers for freshwater

Why do farmers build dams and weirs along rivers

• To go swimming in

• To help control the flow of the rivers

• To wash their tractor in

• To feed livestock