WorksheetsY9 - RM - Lesson 3: Increasing Supply
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Match the following key words together from the last two lessons...
Water surplus
When water supply is greater than demand
Water security
Availability of a reliable source of acceptable quality and quantity of water
Water deficit
When demand for water is greater than supply.
Water insecurity
Water availability is insufficient to ensure good health and livelihood.
Water stress
Majority of available water is used. 80% use = high stress.
Which of these IS NOT an reason for water insecurity.
Pollution
Conflict
Agricultural use
Swimming
The Ganges river runs through India and ...
Pakistan
Bangladesh
China
Sri Lanka
An industry that caused major water pollution on the Ganges was...
Leather industry
Cotton Industry
Corn farming
Bread making
Which of these issues were problems that make cleaning the Ganges harder.
Lack of sanitation infrastructure
Rapid urban growth
Corruption
All of these
Which of these was a true fact about waterborne diseases.
80% of reported cases of Bilharzia get treated.
Cholera is caused by a parasitic snail
Dysentery killed 1.26 million people in 2013
An estimated 3.4 million people die a year due to water related illnesses
What natural disaster impacted US food production in 2006 and 2012?
Tropical storms
Drought
Wildfire
Tornadoes
Of all water used by humans around the world how much of it is eventually used in agriculture?
10%
30%
50%
70%
The US accounts for what percentage of the world's corn, maize and wheat...
10%
30%
50%
70%
How much of China's available water is being used for industry?
10%
33%
50%
66%
Water shortages cost China's economy _____ per year.
£10 billion
$20 billion
$30 billion
$40 billion
Which two African nations were at risk of conflict due to the damming of the River Nile?
Egypt and Sudan
Egypt and Ethiopia
Egypt and Israel
Sudan and Ethiopia
Which two countries are responsible for the regular drying up of the River Jordan.
Jordan and Israel
Jordan and Iraq
Jordan and Egypt
Israel and Egypt
Which 3 countries were in conflict over the damming and mis-use of the Tigres and Euphrates rivers?
Turkey, Iran and Jordan
Turkey, Iraq and Syria.
Turkey, Croatia and Italy
Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia
Match the following key words for today's lesson. If you have time add them to your book once you have updated your quiz tracker.
Desalinisation
Industrial process that turns sea/brackish water into fresh drinking water.
Reservoir
A man-made store of water usually sat behind a dam.
Water transfer
Moving water from areas of water surplus to areas of water stress or deficit.
Aquifer
Store of water underground within permeable [water absorbent] rocks
Groundwater
Water stored underground in rocks, fissures, caves, underground rivers, soil etc...
