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Water cycle Flashcards

1
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How much emissions from wildfire in the Amazon? (2003-2015)

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1 billion tonnes of CO2

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How much of the worlds rainforest does the Amazon account for?

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60%

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How much rainforest lost in last 20 years in the Amazon?

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54 million hectares

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4
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What year was the big dry?

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1996-2016

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causes of the big dry?

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High pressure reduced precipitation, el nino, climate change caused warmer temperatures and changing rainfall patterns

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Which area was worst affected by the Big dry?

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Murray-Darling river catchment

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7
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How much of Australia’s produce comes from Murray-Darling catchment?

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40%

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8
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How much did farm GDP fall by during the Big Dry?

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25%

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How much did agricultural income fall by during the Big Dry?

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46%

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10
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How many people lost their jobs because of the Big Dry?

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Around 100,000 agricultural workers

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11
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How many farmers commited suicide because of the big dry?

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1 male farmer every 4 days

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12
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By how much did water bills rise in 2008 Australia?

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20%

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12
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By how much did stream-flows lower in Western Victoria?

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80%

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13
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what % of red river gum trees died throughout the Murray-Darling basin?

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70%

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13
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What were some individual responses to the big dry?

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Recycling grey water from showers and baths. Farmers could claim 400-600 dollars per fortnight

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Local government responses to the big dry?

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Subsiding rainwater storage for houses. Banning car washing and showers longer than 4 minutes.

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National government responses to the big dry?

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New multi-million dollar desalination plant was built. $1.7 Million a day paid to farmers for drought relief.

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16
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What type of drought was the Sahelian drought?

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Famine drought

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17
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What factors exacerbated the effects of the drought?

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Rain-fed crops account for 95% of agriculture in the Sahel.

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18
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How many died because of the Sahelian drought?

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100,000

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19
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In 1991 how many people faced starvation in the Sahel?

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4.3 million

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20
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How does population growth compare to food production?

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population growing at 3.1 % but food is only increasing by 1.6%

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21
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What happened to grain production in Niger, Chad, and Mauritania?

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went down by almost a third.

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22
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What happened to farmers because of the drought?

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widespread crop failure.

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23
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What responses to the drought from charitable organisation?

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The WFP sent 30,000 tonnes of grain.

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24
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What individual responses to the drought?

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Many had to migrate away from the agricultural areas to make a living.

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25
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What year was the Boscastle flood?

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2004

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26
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How did antecedent conditions affect the flooding?

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Above average rainfall caused the soil to become saturated before the flood.

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27
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What caused the flooding in boscastle?

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Two opposing air masses met and went up, cause them to condense and release large amount of precipitation.

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28
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During the storm event how much rain fell?

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Estimated 130mm of precipitation.

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29
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How many rivers burst their banks?

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2

30
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How many cars were destroyed in the boscastle flood?

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50

30
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How many properties were flooded because of the boscastle flood?

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58

31
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What areas were affected by the 2007 floods?

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England and Wales

32
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Over 3 months in the 2007 Summer how much prec. fell?

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400mm (double the average)

33
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What was significant about July 2007?

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It was the wettest July on record.

34
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How many deaths were caused by the flooding of 2007?

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12

35
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How much did the 2007 flooding cost?

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£6 million

36
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By how much did river levels rise in 2007?

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4.5m above normal levels.

37
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Which area was worst affected by the 2007 flooding?

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Along the lower Severn where it joins the Avon.

38
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What impacts did the 2007 flood have?

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homes and business were flooded, water supplies were cut off, and power supplies were damaged.

39
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What is the Aral sea?

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Lake on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

40
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What happened at the Aral sea?

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During the Soviet union water was extracted for irrigation of Cotton

41
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What effect did agriculture have on the Aral sea

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Caused the sea to shrink by 80% from 1960-1998

42
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Why is cotton monoculture a problem in the Aral sea basin?

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Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan’s economies are reliant on it.

43
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How much water is needed for 1 kg of cotton?

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1,000L

44
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What happened to the Aral sea when the USSR broke up?

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Before the breakup the USSR managed the basin. The problem of the basin was passed off to the 5 countries.

45
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What was the Almaty agreement?

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An agreement between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan made in 1992.

46
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What were the provisions of the Almaty agreement?

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Water resources were to be shared

47
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What does the Almaty agreement state is to happen during the summer?

A

Upstream countries release water downstream for cotton, and in exchange downstream countries give upstream countries oil and gas.

48
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What does the Almaty agreement state is to happen during the winter?

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Upstream countries may retain water in reservoirs and use it for HEP.

49
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In the event of drought what happens to the Almaty agreement?

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new agreements must be made

50
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How long is the Nile and how many countries does it pass through?

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6700 km and 11 countries

51
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What are the two tributaries of the Nile

A

The white Nile and the blue Nile.

52
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How much of the flow does the white Nile account for?

A

30%

53
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How many people live in the Nile river basin?

A

300 million.

54
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Why is the Nile important to Egypt?

A

Egypt relies on the Nile for 95% of its water needs

55
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What is the Grand Ethiopian renaissance dam?

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$5 billion dam costing standing at 170m tall.

56
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How much will the GERD decrease the flows of the blue Nile?

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filling the reservoir will decrease flows of the Blue Nile by 25%

57
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Why is the South-North transfer project necessary?

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to redistribute surplus water from the south to the north.

58
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what type of engineering is the south-north transfer project?

A

hard engineering

59
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how much will the south north transfer project cost?

A

100 billion USD

60
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How much water will the scheme transfer?

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45 billion cubic metres

61
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How does the south-north transfer project work?

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Three canals three canals that run 1300 km link the Yangtze, Yellow, Han, and Huai rivers.

62
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Why are critics concerned about the South- North transfer project?

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There is a lot of uncertainty with the effect of resettlement, worsening water quality.

63
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what is wrong with the Yellow and Yangtze rivers?

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the Yellow river is undrinkable and the Yangtze is severely polluted.

64
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Why is water self sufficiency important in Singapore?

A

it is an island city-state with no access to freshwater lakes

65
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How much of the cities water supply is from rain?

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20%

66
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What facilities does Singapore have for its water collection?

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19 freshwater reservoirs, 9 water treatment plants, and 17 reservoirs for purified water.

67
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What did the city open in 2002?

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A production plant for recycled water, which provides 30% of the city’s water.

68
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When did Singapore open its first desalination plant?

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2005 and this accounts for 10% of the country’s water supply

69
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How is water consumption kept low in Singapore?

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through campaigns and economic incentives

70
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How much water is lost in Singapore through spillage?

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only 5%

71
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What are Singapore’s goals for the future?

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to become completely self-sufficient for water.

72
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What will be Singapores water mix in the future?

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40% from recycling, 30% from desalination, and 20% from rainwater collection

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