Resource management- water

Question 1

What is water surplus?

Answer 1

It has more water than the people living in the area need to drink. It has water security.

Question 2

What is a water deficit?

Answer 2

It has less water than the people living in the area needed to drink. It has ‘water insecurity.’

Question 3

What determines the demand for water in an area?

Answer 3

• the number of people living in an area
• the population density of the area
• the income of people living in an area
• the amount of farming and livestock in an area