GEOGRAPHY- WATER

Question 1

natural resources

Answer 1

raw materials that occur in the enviroment and are necessary to humans

Question 2

what is a renewable resource

Answer 2

a resource which can be replaced over a short period of a time

Question 3

non renewable resources

Answer 3

a resource that can only be replaced over many centuries

Question 4

two examples of renewable resources

Answer 4

water and solar energy

Question 5

two examples of non renewable resources

Answer 5

coal and oil

Question 6

is water a renewable resource

Answer 6

water is a renewable resource as it is constantly being recycled

Question 7

where does water stay the longest

Answer 7

Antartic ice sheets

Question 8

where is groundwater stored

Answer 8

A: under the earths surface

Question 9

what does permeable mean

Answer 9

a: something that allows liquids or gases to pass through

Question 10

what is groundwater recharge

Answer 10

a: groundwater recharge is when surface water filters into aquifers

Question 11

what is blue water

Answer 11

the water in freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers

Question 12

what is green water

Answer 12

water that is stored in the soil or that stays on top of the soil or in vegetation

Question 13

run off

Answer 13

precipitation not absorbed by soil, and which runs over the land and into streams

Question 14

how is most of earth’s water used

Answer 14

Agriculture 70%

Question 15

what does australia use most its water for

Answer 15

Agriculture

Question 16

what does the water cycle show

Answer 16

the water cycle shows water is recycled, it tells us that millions of years ago when dinosaurs lived they would drink and urinate. this means water woulsd evaporate and become rain. We know from this that the water cycle was present long ago.

Question 17

water scarcity

Answer 17

a situation that occurs when the demand for water is greater than the supply available

Question 18

water stress

Answer 18

a situation that occurs in a country with less than 1000 cubic metres of renewable fresh water per person

Question 19

improved drinking water

Answer 19

water that is safe for human consumption

Question 20

outline the differences between non-renewable and renewable resources

Answer 20

non renewable resources are restored over a long period of time and a renewabe resource ism restored over a short period

Question 21

whatb does the water cycle show

Answer 21

the water cycle shows water is recycled, it tells us that millions of years ago when dinosaurs lived they would drink and urinate. this means water woulsd evaporate and become rain. We know from this that the water cycle was present long ago.

Question 22

outline how groundwater and surface water are interconnected

Answer 22

When water falls as rain, some of it will seep through the surface to refill aquifers, this shows how ground water and surface water are interconnected.

Question 23

what will happen to the enviroment and people in countries that will recieve more rain in 68 years

Answer 23

In countries that recieve more rainfall in the coming years there will be many floods and food shortages

Question 24

what will happen to the enviroment and people in countries that will recieve less rain in 68 years

Answer 24

In countries that are predicted to recieve less rainfall in future decades they will most likely be droughts and less run-off would be recieved

Question 25

three countries that are water stressed are

Answer 25

1. Australia
2. Egypt
3. Morocco

Question 26

what is improved water

Answer 26

Improved water is water that is safe for human consumption

Question 27

what is unimproved water

Answer 27

Unimproved water is water that is contaminated and unavaliable for uman consumption.