8PLA Knowledge Quiz LC2 WK5

​ ​ (a)   is the use of water in farming.​

• Agriculture
• Domestic
• Industry

Answer explanation

Agriculture is the use of water in farming.

Thermohaline ​ (a)   is the ​ (b)   rising and falling of ocean currents.

• circulation
• vertical
• horizontal
• layered
• rectangular

Answer explanation

The Thermohaline Circulation is the vertical rising and falling of warm and cold ocean currents.

Globalisation is...

• the increasing trade links between countries

• the increasing interconnectedness of the world

• the decreasing interconnectedness of the world

• the decreasing trade links between countries

Answer explanation

Globalisation is the increasing interconnectedness of our world.

is the process used to turn saltwater into drinking water.

Answer explanation

Desalination is the process used to turn saltwater into drinking water.

​ (a)   Domestic ​ (b)  

• Gross
• Product
• Produce
• Great
• Production
• Gradual

Answer explanation

Gross Domestic Product is the earnings generated by a country from the buying and selling of goods and services.

What continent withdraws the largest amount of freshwater?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica