Terrestrial Water

Question 1

Name 4 classes of terrestrial water ?

Answer 1

Surface water

Ground water

Soil wail

Biological water

Question 2

Surface water

Answer 2

Free flowing water of rivers / ponds / lakes

Question 3

what do rivers act as ?

Answer 3

Store and transfer of water.

Transfer water from ground , soils and atmosphere to a store - ocean.

Question 4

How much water do rivers make up ?

Answer 4

0.0002%

Cover 1 million km2

Question 5

What is the largest river by discharge ?

Answer 5

Amazon
209,000 m3/s

Accounts for 1/5th of worlds total river flow.

Question 6

Lakes

Answer 6

Collection of fresh water found in hollows on land surface.

Greater than 2ha ( smaller pond )

Question 7

Lake location

Answer 7

Northern hemisphere at higher latitudes

Canada has 31,752 lakes larger than 3km2

Question 8

Largest lake

Answer 8

Caspian Sea 78,200 km2

Generally fresh water but becomes more saline in south where there are few rivers flowing into it

Question 9

Deepest Kate

Answer 9

Siberia

Mean depth 749m

Question 10

Wetlands

Answer 10

Area of marsh / peatland
Natural or artificial
Permanent or temporary

Question 11

Location wetlands

Answer 11

Every continent - not Antarctica.

Even polar legions

Question 12

Artic wetlands

Answer 12

Cover 60% of total SA

Store lots of greenhouse gases

Diverse in biodiversity

Question 13

Ground water

Answer 13

Collects underground in pore spaces of rock

Amount of ground water is reducing rapidly due to extensive extractions for irrigation

Question 14

Where does groundwater film?

Answer 14

Soil pore and spaces and causes soil to become saturated with water - water table

It’s then recharged and flows to surface

Question 15

Soil water

Answer 15

Found in unsaturated upper weathered layers of the Earth - held together with air.

Affects runoff potential / flood control and soil erosion

Question 16

What does soil moisture control ?

Answer 16

Exchange of water and heat energy between land surface and atmosphere through E and plant T.

So plays an important role in development of weather / precipitation

Question 17

Biological water

Answer 17

Water stored in biomass.

Varies depending on negation cover and types.
Sense rainforeat vs deserts.
Animal store is minimal

Question 18

Trees and water

Answer 18

Take in via roots.

Transported / stored in trunk or branches of tree.

Water lost through transportation through stomata in leaves.

Storage of water provides reservoir helping maintain some climatic environments

Question 19

What happens if vegetation is destroyed ?

Answer 19

Store of water lost to atmosphere.

Climate more desert like.

Question 20

Name plant able to store lots of water

Answer 20

Cacti.

Extensive root system and use water slowly until next rainstorm event.