Sustainable Water Supply AQA GCSE Geog CGP p112

Kenya is a hot, ​ (a)   country in ​ (b)   Africa.

• dry
• East
• wet
• West

Most rain in Kenya falls in a few downpours each year.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Most rivers only flow in the

• rainy season

• Water evaporates in the

• dry season

• It is difficult for rural communities to

• store water

• Some people have to travel 6-9 hours every day to

• fetch water

Water can be up to ​ (a)   away from peoples homes.

• 10km
• 15km
• 20km
• 5km

The letters UDO stand for the organisation called .....................

• United

  Development

  Organisation

• Utooni Development Organisation

• Ugandan

  Development

  Organisation

What is the purpose of the UDO?

• to construct reservoirs

• to provide clean drinking water

• to reduce water insecurity

The UDO is reducing water insecurity in Kenya's ​ (a)   areas by constructing ​ (b)   dams e.g. Machakos and ​ (c)   .

• ruralr
• sand
• Kitui
• urban
• water
• Karoo

Sand dams give the local community access to water all year round.

• true

• false

Sand dams are ​ (a)   dams about ​ (b)   high which are built across a river.

• low
• 1m
• high
• 10m
• 20m
• medium

Label the diagram of a Sand Dam

c

d

e

f

b

a

Dam

Trapped water

River flow

Accumulated sand

Rock

River bank