1.5 Capture the Flow

What is the drainage basin considered within the global hydrological cycle?

• A) A closed system

• B) An open system

• C) A semi-closed system

• D) A static system

How do humans disrupt the drainage basin cycle?

• A) By reducing water storage reservoirs

• B) By accelerating processes like deforestation and changing land use

• C) By increasing the natural flow of rivers

• D) By preventing water abstraction

Which of the following is NOT a way humans disrupt the drainage basin cycle?

• A) Creating new water storage reservoirs

• B) Abstracting water

• C) Accelerating processes like deforestation

• D) Increasing the natural flow of rivers

Which of the following is an example of a location where humans disrupt the drainage basin cycle?

• A) Sahara Desert

• B) Amazonia

• C) Himalayas

• D) Siberia

What is one of the consequences of faster water flow reaching the river?

• Increased vegetation

• Floods

• Decreased soil permeability

• Reduced evaporation

Which process involves water moving from the atmosphere to the ground?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Percolation

What term is used to describe the movement of water through soil?

• Surface runoff

• Soil throughflow

• Groundwater storage

• Evaporation

Which process is the slowest in the water cycle?

• Surface runoff

• Soil throughflow

• Groundwater storage

• Evaporation

What factor affects the permeability of soil and rock?

• Vegetation

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

What is a characteristic of an unconfined aquifer?

• The water is in porous rock.

• It is surrounded by impermeable rock.

• Water cannot flow away.

• It cannot be replenished.