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KSB 1 H2O = Life Quiz Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which statement below is an example of Physical Water Scarcity?
a)
The wealthy leaders of a small village in Bangladesh choose to supply water to big industry instead of local villages.
b)
A prominent leader in a developing country has placed a price on drinking water higher than the locals can afford.
c)
The community water well has ample water to supply twenty families.
d)
Alijah and her mother walk almost two miles every day just to get water for their daily needs.
2.
2. Which statement below is an example of Economic Water Scarcity?
a)
Natural arsenic contaminates ground water making the water unsafe to drink.
b)
Women can get to the water source but it means walking through dangerous areas and risking physical assault.
c)
The local government chooses not to invest in repairing broken water lines.
d)
Water resources cannot meet the demands of the population.
3.
3. Which statement below best describes sustainable development?
a)
Continually developing new technologies to solve problems
b)
Providing sufficient funding for a project so that it can continue to completion
c)
Meeting the needs of today without sacrificing the needs of future generations
d)
Ensuring that development will continue to go on, despite setbacks
4.
4. Pertaining to water, population growth will have the greatest negative impact on areas that
a)
have fewer water resources
b)
are sparsely populated
c)
are further distances from ocean water sources
d)
have heavy rainfall
5.
5. Which of the region descriptions below will most likely suffer from physical water scarcity? A region having:
a)
High annual rainfall and large population
b)
High annual rainfall and a small population
c)
Low annual rainfall and small population
d)
Low annual rainfall and large population
6.
6. Negative impacts on natural resources such as water are the direct or indirect result of
a)
Phases of the moon
b)
Humans
c)
Natural catastrophes
d)
The water cycle
7.
7. Describe two negative impacts of water scarcity.
4 lines
8.
8. Population growth has no effect on water resources in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
9. What percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh water?
a)
5%
b)
85%
c)
3%
d)
95%
10.
10. What do developing country governments and big industry have in common with water pollution?
a)
Nothing - all governments have laws that restrict discharging waste water in water resources.
b)
Developing country governments are too small to deal with big industry so it is overlooked.
c)
Big industries have more control over water laws than the governments.
d)
Some governments in developing countries are more concerned with money from the big industries than with providing safe water to local people.
11.

Which of the following is a direct consequence of water pollution in developing countries?

a)

Increased agricultural productivity

b)

Decreased population growth

c)

Higher rates of waterborne diseases

d)

Improved access to clean drinking water

12.

What is the main reason some communities experience economic water scarcity?

a)

Lack of rainfall

b)

Proximity to large rivers

c)

Abundance of freshwater sources

d)

Inadequate infrastructure or investment

13.
Why do we need to conserve water?
a)
It is an unlimited resource. 
b)
It is a limited resource. 
c)
There is a lot of water. 
d)
There is no need to conserve water.
14.
To protect natural resources, we must _______ them by not wasting them.
a)
conserve
b)
dispose
c)
stop
d)
hide
15.

Use the pie chart above identifying ways that Georgia could use less water from the Chattahoochee River. Which conservation methods would likely have the greatest impact on reducing the amount of water that Georgia needs to use from the Chattahoochee River?

a)

Washing full loads of laundry and dishes

b)

Watering plants and lawns wisely along with taking shorter showers

c)

Installing low-flow or no-flow toilets and turning off faucets while brushing teeth

d)

Taking shorter baths and using paper plates instead of washing dishes.

16.

Most of Earth's fresh water is used for

a)

recreational purposes such as swimming pools.

b)

watering crops.

c)

drinking

d)

washing dishes and clothes

17.
Approximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?
a)
The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere
b)
Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation
c)
Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles
d)
Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate
18.

What percent of Earth's freshwater is available for humans to use?

a)

3

b)

less than 1

c)

97

d)

10

19.

Any place on earth where water can be stored (man-made or natural)

a)

reservoir

b)

water vapor

c)

steam

20.

True or False: Water that is clean enough to drink is referred to as Potable water.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

21.

Three major causes of water shortages are ______________, ______________, and ______________.

(a)  

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