Geography, AP3

Question 1

Water Deficit is…

Answer 1

when demand for water is higher than the supply

Question 2

Water surplus is..

Answer 2

when the supply for water is higher than the demand

Question 3

Water insecurity can cause..

Answer 3

water conflict, water pollution and waterborne disease.

Question 4

industrial output demands more..

Answer 4

water supply

Question 5

Food productions suffers from..

Answer 5

droughts and water shortages

Question 6

Desalination is..

Answer 6

a plant that removes salt from sea water

Question 7

Aquifers are..

Answer 7

large stores of groundwater in permeable rocks

Question 8

Water transfer is..

Answer 8

a pipeline that transfers water from an area of surplus to an area of deficit

Question 9

Dams and reservoirs are..

Answer 9

Man-made lakes for hydropower, water supply, flood protection and irrigation.

Question 10

Rainwater harvesting is…

Answer 10

collecting rain and storing it in tanks

Question 11

An example of water transfer in North Africa is..

Answer 11

The Great Man-made River in Libya

Question 12

The aquifer under Libya is called..

Answer 12

Nubian Sandstone Aquifer

Question 13

Biodiversity is..

Answer 13

the variety of life on Earth

Question 14

Malaysia is located…

Answer 14

in the northern hemisphere in Southeast Asia and south of the South China Sea.

Question 15

Malaysia borders…

Answer 15

Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand

Question 16

The largest exporter of wood is…

Answer 16

Malaysia