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Understanding Water Scarcity

Authored by Jonathan Kinkead

Social Studies

10th Grade

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Understanding Water Scarcity
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary cause of water scarcity according to the text?

Lack of rainfall

Uneven distribution and infrastructure issues

Overpopulation

Pollution

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does climate change exacerbate water scarcity?

By expanding the atmosphere and increasing evaporation

By decreasing the global population

By increasing rainfall in arid regions

By reducing the need for water in agriculture

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the world's water is fresh and readily accessible?

0.5%

1%

3%

97%

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country is mentioned as having more than half of Africa's water reserves?

South Africa

Egypt

Nigeria

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the solutions to water scarcity mentioned in the text?

Increasing global population

Building more dams

Desalination

Reducing agricultural water use to zero

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the impact of water scarcity on urban life?

It causes infrastructure to improve

It results in crumbling or obsolete infrastructure

It leads to an abundance of clean water

It reduces the need for sanitation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does water scarcity affect rural economies?

It increases crop productivity

It decreases farming costs

It forces farmers to buy more water

It eliminates the need for irrigation

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