WorksheetsFreshwater Resources SUPER REVIEW
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
In most parts of modern America, we have _______________ to clean, fresh water every day.
access
agricultural
available
Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes.
The act or process of making a plan to achieve or do something
A system of pipes that carries water through a building
Each time we turn on the tap, _______________ systems bring this important resource into our homes.
conflict
plumbing
population
Unfortunately, the ____________ surface fresh water is not equally distributed throughout the world.
access
agricultural
available
Each time we turn on the tap, _______________ systems bring this important resource into our homes.
conflict
plumbing
population
Unfortunately, the available surface fresh water is not equally distributed throughout the world.
Present or ready for use
Spread out or scattered about or divided up
Unfortunately, the available surface fresh water is not equally ____________ throughout the world.
contaminated
distributed
international
Unfortunately, the available fresh water is not equally distributed throughout the world.
Present or ready for use
Spread out or scattered about or divided up
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people around the globe had access only to ____________ water.
conflict
contaminated
distributed
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people around the globe had access only to contaminated water.
Restrained; calm
Made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements
As a result, providing clean water to developing countries is an important goal for ____________ organizations.
Agricultural
contaminated
international
As a result, providing clean water to developing countries is an important goal for international organizations.
Made up of people or groups from different countries
Existing or located on the inside of something
____________ activities involve over 1 billion people worldwide and generate over $2.4 trillion every year.
Agricultural
contaminated
plumbing
Agricultural activities involve over 1 billion people worldwide and generate over $2.4 trillion every year.
Of, relating to, or used in farming
Having or conceived of as having a single unified overall design, form, or structure
Ethiopia and Egypt have long fought over Nile water ____________ in Africa.
plumbing
Population
resources
Ethiopia and Egypt have long fought over Nile water resources in Africa.
Sources of information or expertise
Natural sources of wealth or revenue
The disagreement has not yet turned into open ____________.
conflict
plumbing
Population
The disagreement has not yet turned into open conflict.
A struggle for power, property, etc.
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled
____________ growth and climate change will create additional challenges.
Agricultural
Population
resources
Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.
The state of being liked, enjoyed, accepted, or done by a large number of people
The number of people who live in a place
Who has ACCESS?
What is AVAILABLE?
Which is CONTAMINATED?
Where are they DISTRIBUTED?
How is the PLUMBING?
Which is INTERNATIONAL?
Whose jobs are AGRICULTURAL?
Where is the CONFLICT?
What is the POPULATION?
Where are the RESOURCES?
Everyone has ACCESS.
It's CONTAMINATED.
The POPULATION is growing.
This shows the POPULATION.
It's a big CONFLICT.
That's the PLUMBING.
The bear is INTERNATIONAL.
The bear is DISTRIBUTED.
The bear has ACCESS.
This helps with the PLUMBING.
This is an AGRICULTURAL machine.
This is a source of CONFLICT.
The meeting is INTERNATIONAL.
The meeting is AGRICULTURAL.
The meeting is CONTAMINATED.
They have RESOURCES.
They have CONFLICT.
They have ACCESS.
These are the RESOURCES.
This is the CONFLICT.
This is the PLUMBING.
This is PLUMBING.
These are RESOURCES.
This is the POPULATION.
Five choices are INTERNATIONAL.
Five choices are AGRICULTURAL.
Five choices are AVAILABLE.
The cards are AGRICULTURAL.
The cards are CONTAMINATED.
The cards are DISTRIBUTED.
His handling of foreign affairs mirrors a defining principle of Cambiemos: That Argentina's welfare cannot be dissociated from the ebbs and flows of _______________ markets.
contaminated
plumbing
international
This plan would involve the democratization of healthcare, meaning that the government would mandate that every American citizen have _______________ to the same type of health insurance.
access
available
conflict
The bacteria can be found in shower heads and faucets, hot tubs, cooling towers, hot water tanks, decorative fountains, or _______________ systems in large buildings.
agricultural
plumbing
population
More than 2,400 American service members have been killed in the _______________.
conflict
plumbing
resources
There are some varieties of firebush _______________ at the nursery that don't produce much bloom, so only select the specimens in full bloom.
available
contaminated
distributed
For Sanders, whose presidential campaign four years ago challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, the landscape at this key point is much different -- as are the _______________ at his disposal.
conflict
population
resources
State officials say 20,000 people have moved to nearby Chico, boosting that city's _______________ by more than 20% and putting a strain on public services.
access
plumbing
population
The material could be used as a filter for cleaning _______________ drinking water.
agricultural
contaminated
international
Several _______________ and industry groups, including the National Association of Homebuilders, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the American Farm Bureau Federation issued statements in support of the changes.
agricultural
conflict
resources
The big idea for the solution to scale comes from Scott Crosby and from my past time as a software CEO -- the _______________ network effect.
distributed
access
resources
Which sentence from the Introduction states the MAIN idea about fresh water?
Only a small part of all the water on Earth is fresh water.
Most of it is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean.
Still more is found underground in the soil.
What is the MAIN idea of the section Fighting Over Water?
The Colorado River system gives fresh water to seven states.
People around the world are having conflicts about sharing fresh water.
A recent drought is leading to less water for people to use.
According to the section Fishing and Farming, WHY do people think there will be a bigger demand for fresh water?
Farms are disappearing.
Many fish live in salt water.
Populations are growing.
How does a lack of clean water affect people around the world?
Millions of people are dying every year.
People are starting to use salt water more.
Countries are learning to share water better.
Which sentence from the article supports a CENTRAL idea of the text?
In most parts of modern America, we have access to fresh water every day.
Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes.
This lack of water affects business and politics in different places.
Read the following paragraph from the article:
Many populations do not have access to safe drinking water. In 2017, 2.1 billion people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Instead, they had contaminated water. Populations drinking dirty water are more likely to become sick. Lack of access to clean water leads to more than 3 million deaths every year.
How does this paragraph support the CENTRAL idea of the text?
It shows serious problems that arise when people cannot get safe drinking water.
It explains what groups are doing to help people get access to clean water.
It highlights the idea that most of the world's fresh water is stuck in ice or undergound.
What is the relationship between population growth and the demand for fresh water?
As the world's population decreases, the demand for fresh water will go up.
As the world's population increases, the demand for fresh water will go down.
As the world's population increases, the demand for fresh water will go up.
What caused Ethiopia and Egypt recently to start fighting again?
Egypt is worried that they will have less water from the Nile River if Ethiopia makes a dam.
Egypt and Ethiopia have been experiencing great droughts and must figure out how to save the river.
Egypt and Ethiopia are having huge population growths and there is not enough water.
Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
About three-tenths of Earth's fresh water is under the surface in the form of groundwater.
Conflicts over water resources are common throughout the world.
Population growth and climate change will create additional challenges.
Read the following sentences from the text:
For example, freshwater sources enable the development of fisheries. About seven-tenths of the world's fresh water is used for agriculture. Farmers around the world use irrigation to transport water to their fields. In the future, demand for agricultural fresh water will only increase as global populations grow.
What CENTRAL idea does this evidence support?
Fresh water can cause fights between different groups.
Fresh water is rare and not everybody has the same access to it.
Fresh water is important for businesses and economics.
Please read the following passage introducing fresh water:
In most parts of modern America, we have access to clean, fresh water every day. Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes. Despite its importance for life, though, fresh water is extremely rare. Less than one-thirtieth of all the water found on Earth is fresh water. The remaining water is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean.
What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about fresh water based on this excerpt?
Fresh water makes up only a small percentage of the water on Earth.
Americans are starting to have problems getting access to fresh water.
Fresh water is easily available to most people and countries around the world.
What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about clean drinking water?
The author wanted to demonstrate that a lack of access to water can have devastating consequences.
The author wanted to highlight the fact that most of the Earth's fresh water is trapped in ice or underground.
The author wanted to persuade the readers to join the United Nations and help those who do not have safe water.
