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Maps, Water Sources & Uses of Water

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following uses the largest proportion of water in the world?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Recreational Activities

d)

Domestic Activities

2.

Which of the following accounts for the greatest water consumption?

a)

Chicken

b)

Broccoli

c)

Beef

d)

Eggs

3.

Water is used to cool equipment in factories and power plants as they generate a lot of heat. Which use of water is this description referring to?

(a)  

4.

Which of the following can be referred to as both domestic and recreational uses of water?

a)

Bathing

b)

Drinking water

c)

Canoeing

d)

Swimming

5.

In 2017, how many litres of water a day did each Singaporean consume for domestic purposes?

a)

143 litres

b)

243 litres

c)

134 litres

d)

130 litres

6.

Which of the following contributes water vapour into the atmosphere?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

7.

Which of the hydrological processes does this refer to?


Water seeps into the ground which will then be absorbed by plants or stored.

a)

Surface Runoff

b)

Infiltration

c)

Groundwater

d)

Precipitation

8.

Fill in the blank.


Warm moist air _______ as it rises. Water vapour changes into water droplets. Large amounts of water droplets gather to form clouds.

a)

evaporate

b)

heats up

c)

cools

d)

gather

9.

The hydrological cycle shows the processes of water in a ______________.

a)

river

b)

sea

c)

catchment

d)

water body

10.

What is a type of precipitation that falls in a solid form?

(a)  

11.

Which type of water stores accounts for the largest proportion in the world?

a)

Oceans

b)

Glaciers

c)

Soil moisture

d)

Lakes

12.

Which ocean is the largest ocean in the world?

(a)  

13.

Which ocean would you find to the west of Singapore?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

14.

The acronym TPS refers to the 3 requirements needed in your examples. What do they refer to?

a)

Time, Person, Statistics

b)

Time, Place, Space

c)

Tiktok, Place, Statistics

d)

Time, Place, Statistics

15.

Which water store is solid in its physical state?

(a)  

16.

What are the two components of Physical Geography you are learning this year?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

17.

What is the term for 23.5°N called?

(a)  

18.

What are the imaginary vertical lines on the earth called?

(a)  

19.

The earth's coordinates teach us the concept of __________.

a)

place

b)

environment

c)

scale

d)

space

20.

What is the answering technique used to answer 'Describe uses' question?

a)

PEEL

b)

Point + Example

c)

Point + Link

d)

Point + Elaboration