Water Resource Management

Question 1

3 Different Rock Types?

Answer 1

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Question 2

Domestic? Agriculture? Industry?

Answer 2

Domestic
-Uses in the home and for leisure,
E.g. Showers, Drinking, Swimming.

Agriculture
-Used in farming,
E.g. Growing of crops, Animals.

Industry
-Cooking, Ingredients In food production.

Question 3

Increase in Water Demand?

Answer 3

Population growth,
Wealth increase,
Hygiene rates,
Increase in manufacturing,
Swimming pools.

Question 4

Water Issues In Uk?

Answer 4

Higher regions in UK are places where no one lives due to relief.

Less water on flatter land (where people live).

Higher populated places have less relief.

People take water for granted because it rains a lot.

Question 5

Non-Renewable?

Answer 5

Cannot be remade because take millions of years to make,

E.g, Coal.

Question 6

Renewable?

Answer 6

Naturally replenished energy,

E.g. Wind, Solar Power, Hydraulic Power.

Question 7

Evaporation? Transpiration?

Answer 7

Water goes from liquid to a gas.

Water is evaporated from plants and trees.

Question 8

Ecuador Case Study?

Answer 8

1964-1992,

Texaco built 350 wells across Amazon Rainforest,

900 oil sludge pits with no protection (no metal floors, just soil around the pits),

Oil travelled to water sources and soils,

Ecuador’s people have health problems,

66% children’s lead levels are too high, Increase in cancers in Achutar Tribe,
98% tribe have cadmium levels too high,
Drinking water is 1000 times higher than safety standards,

The company made £30 billion in profit,

18 billion gallons of toxic soup dumped in sludge pits.

Question 9

Biotic Resources?

Answer 9

These are things capable of reproduction,

Animals,
Birds,
Plants,
Fungi,
Living.

Question 10

Abiotic Resources?

Answer 10

Minerals,
Soil,
Sunlight,
Precipitation,

Not living.

Question 11

Gross Domestic Product?

Answer 11

GDP,

Value of all goods and services in a country.

Per Capita?
Figure is divided by how many people there are.

Question 12

Human Development Index?

Answer 12

HDI,

Measure of different aspects of life.

This includes life expectancy, education, standards of living.

Question 13

Colonies?

Answer 13

Countries that supply goods to other countries.

Question 14

Social Quality Of Life?

Answer 14

Leisure,

Education,

Family and Friends,

Welfare Services.

Question 15

Physical Quality Of Life?

Answer 15

Diet,

Housing,

Clean Environment,

Mobility.

Question 16

Economic Quality Of Life?

Answer 16

Secure Job,

Income,

Affluence,

Standard Of Living.

Question 17

Psychological Quality Of Life?

Answer 17

Satisfaction,

Happiness,

Health,

Security.

Question 18

Top Down? Bottom-Up Projects?

Answer 18

Bottom Up
-Ran by communities.

Top Down
-Ran bu government.

Question 19

The Three Gorges?

Answer 19

China,

Approved by government in 1992 but completed in 2006,

Took till 2012 to reach highest capacity,

Produced hydroelectric power,

Increased tourism,

Worlds largest damn,

13 cities and 1352 villages will be submerged because of this damn,

Cheaper energy supply,

1 flood every 2 years has now turned to 1 flood every 10 years.

Question 20

Water Surplus?

Answer 20

Enough water or more than enough water.

Question 21

Water Deficit?

Answer 21

Not enough water.

Question 22

Precipitation Is Low, Temperatures Are High? What Will Happen?

Answer 22

There will be a water deficit because evaporation will take place but precipitation will not replace it.

Question 23

Precipitation Is High, Temperatures Are Low? What Will Happen?

Answer 23

Water surplus because evaporation will not take place on the precipitation.

Question 24

Whats Water Scarcity?

Answer 24

When the amount of water a place has doesn’t meet the demand for the population.

Question 25

What Is Water Most Used For In Uk and Sub-Sahara Africa?

Answer 25

Africa, water is used mostly for agricultural needs,

UK, water is used mostly for industrial needs.

Question 26

Why Has The Need For Water Increased?

Answer 26

Changes in hygiene expectations by society,

Population growth,

Leisure has changed,
Swimming pools,
As countries get wealthier (which is happening), leisure becomes more important,

Meat production,

People use more water than they need.

Question 27

When Was UK’s Drought?

Answer 27

June 2010.

Question 27

Population Is Higher In Uk, Where?

Answer 27

South and South East,

1000 people per km in London and Manchester compared to 0-24 per km in Southern Island.

Question 28

London Case Study Facts?

Answer 28

12% of London pipes are over 150 years old,

30% of water is lost through leaks in the pipes,

Thames Water is a water company looking to fix this,

So far they have replaced over 1300 miles of pipes,

London Ring Main.

Question 29

London Ring Main?

Answer 29

Carries more than 1300 million litres of water each day,

Being extended all over London,

More efficient,

50 mikes long.

Question 30

Case Study’s?

Answer 30

The Uk and Sub-Saharan Africa (Ecuador).

Question 31

Desalination?

Answer 31

Process where Salt is removed from water to make it drinkable,

Not all pleased have access to this.

Question 32

What Is Being Done In Uk To Save Water?

Answer 32

Water meters,
Short flush toilets,
Using water butts in garden,
Hose pipe bans in period of drought,
Using water efficient appliances.

Question 33

Water Meter Facts?

Answer 33

Only in new houses,

30% of houses have been supplied by them,

They are appliances that let you pay for what you use.

Question 34

Drought Facts?

Answer 34

North West of England,

Drought in reservoirs in 2010,

Heavy rain lifted this.

Question 35

China Case Study?

Answer 35

Built 50 wells over the country,
Expensive but helped a lot of particular places,

Desalination plants which change sea water to drinking water,
East Coast of China,
By 2020, increase available drinking water by a third,

Government made a water census so they could see who had polluted water and where the main issues were,
This is good because made aware where biggest issues were,

Sent olympic team to over 1000 schools to raise awareness,
Not a good idea because it was expensive and didn’t change minds.