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WorksheetsWater catchments, the water cycle and how both are impacted by human action
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Physical Geography refers to the study of...
people and how individually or in groups or in communities, they interact with the environment
how the earth was formed and how it continues to change
all physical organisms, living and non-living, that make up and inhabit the Earth
the physical processes that occur on the Earth's crust
Which of the following is NOT an example of human geography?
Climate change
Deforestation
Snowboarding/Skiing fields
The movement of glaciers
This image is best labelled an example of...
Human Geography
Physical Geography
In the water cycle, the process of percolation is defined as:
The transformation of water vapour back into liquid by cooling
The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
The slow movement of water through pores in soil or permeable rock
Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface and into streams
The process by which plants release water from the pores in their leaves is called...
Perspiration
Transformation
Transpiration
Evaporation
What part of the water cycle is directly impacted by this human action?
Surface Runoff
Evaporation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Which part of the water cycle is directly impacted by this human action?
Surface Runoff
Transpiration
Evaporation
Infiltration
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of global sourcing of water from underground?
Contribution to rises in sea levels
Environmental damage from drilling
All the available groundwater could be used up
Threats to animal life
On the Gold Coast, our main water supply is sourced from:
The Nerang River
Rainwater tanks
Pipes that pump groundwater to the surface
Water captured in the Hinze Dam in the Gold Coast Hinterland
A catchment is...
An area where water is collected and drained by the natural landscape
An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins or seas
An area in which a population lives
the area from which a school's pupils are drawn
In a catchment like the Gold Coast would the quality of water be better further upstream or downstream?
Upstream
Downstream
Catchments are important because...
It helps shape the land - for example, the Grand Canyon!
They make the natural landscape green and lush.
Rivers and lakes help keep us cool in Summer.
It is where our drinking water comes from and where all food is grown.
