Water Cycle on a Global Scale

Question 1

atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and lithosphere

Answer 1

gas, liquid, solid, stored in the crust and mantle

Question 2

fun facts

Answer 2

ocean stores 97% of all global water
freshwater is roughly 2.5% with glaciers being 69% of that 2.5% and groundwater being 30% and the extra 1% is surface water like lakes, rivers, permafrost, swamps and Marshalls

Question 3

farming

Answer 3

irrigation removes water from local rivers - reduced flow, pastoral farming compacts soil, reduced infiltration and increased surface run-off. arable farming means crops increase interception and evapotranspiration, the plough breaks up the surface which increases infiltration.

Question 4

land use changes

Answer 4

deforestation for pastoral farming means reduced interception and evapotranspiration.
both types of farming can pollute the nearby water