KSB 1 Quiz - Water

Which factor is most likely to make physical water scarcity in a region worse?

• Abundant rainfall throughout the year

• Low population density

• High levels of industrial pollution

• Efficient water management practices

How does sustainable development relate to water resource management?

• It disregards the importance of water conservation

• It prioritizes industrial water use over agricultural needs

• It aims to balance current water needs with future availability

• It focuses solely on economic growth without considering environmental impacts

What is a primary cause of physical water scarcity?

• Governmental policies restricting water use

• Inadequate infrastructure to access water

• Insufficient natural water sources

• High levels of water pollution

There is not enough money to create the infrastructure needed to get water

• Renewable Resource

• Human Environment Interaction

• Desertification

• Economic Water Scarcity

There is not enough water to meet the needs of the people

• Physical Water Scarcity

• Cholera

• Economic Water Scarcity

• Flow

Drinking water that is safe/clean

• Cholera

• Desertification

• Potable Water

• Physical Water Scarcity

Areas of economic water scarcity tend to be located in areas...

• ...of high economic development.

• ...with low levels of precipitation.

• ...of low economic development.

• ...with high temperatures.

What percentage of the earth's water is saline (salty) water and therefore cannot be used by humans?

• about 3%

• about 25%

• about 71%

• about 97%

Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh water. Of this 3% most of it cannot be used by humans because it is found in _________.

• lakes

• the atmosphere

• glaciers

• the oceans

Which of the following is an example of economic water scarcity?

• A region with abundant rainfall but limited water treatment facilities

• A desert area with very limited rainfall

• A river that dries up during summer months

• An area with glaciers but no water storage systems