4.1 Flashcards

1
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水足印

A

Water footprint

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2
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淡水供應

A

Freshwater supply

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3
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水資源短缺

A

Water shortage

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4
Q

地下水

A

Groundwater

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5
Q

發電

A

Electricity generation

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6
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飲用

A

Drinking

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7
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Washing

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8
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不充分的

A

Inadequate

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9
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生活水平

A

Living standard

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10
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污水

A

Sewage

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11
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What are the uses of water?

A

Sport /recreation
Electricity generation:hydroelectric &nuclear power
Transport/washing/drinking

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12
Q

核電

A

nuclear power

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13
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What is water footprint related to?

A

Level of economic development and living standard

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14
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How do level of economic development and living standard  affects the water footprint?

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As our income increases and living standards improve, we will use more water at home, in forms and factories. That means our water footprint will become larger

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15
Q

What is the major threat to the global water supply

A

An increasing demand for freshwater

The decreasing supply of clean freshwater

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16
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Y there is an increasing demand for freshwater

A

Increasing population
More economic activities and higher living standard
Wasting water

17
Q

How do more economic activities and higher living standard lead an increasing demand of water?

A

When people buy imported goods and food they consumed water from other place .the water footprints in rich countries are therefore usually bigger

18
Q

How the decreasing supply of clean fresh threat water supply?

A

When toxic substance such as sewage and industrial waste enter lakes river and groundwater they pollute the clean freshwater makes water shortages become serious