Water Distribution

Question 1

Name a weather hazard that contributes to having water scarcity in some places, such as Africa.

Answer 1

Droughts

Question 2

In Africa, people have to dedicate considerable time to collecting water. What does this effect?

Answer 2

Their quality of life or QOL

Question 3

Name places that generally don’t have to worry about water scarcity

Answer 3

Parts of North America, South America, Europe, northern Asia and most of Australia.

Question 4

Name places that have PHYSICAL water scarcity

Answer 4

The Middle East, Northern Africa, south east Asia and Australia and south west North America.

Question 5

Name the continent that struggles economically to afford access to water

Answer 5

Africa

Question 6

Name examples of physical factors responsible for water scarcity

Answer 6

A lack of rainfall and climatic variations across the globe

Question 7

If a country has water scarcity, what social issues can this lead to?

Answer 7

People travelling a considerable amount of time to find water. The water they may find might not be clean, so people are at risk to waterborne diseases such as cholera