Lesson 3.2.5.3
3.2.5.3 Water security Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Water stress is commonly indicated when annual renewable water availability per person falls below:
- 17 cubic metres
- 1,700 cubic metres
- 170,000 cubic metres
- 1 million cubic metres
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A nation has 1,500 m³ of renewable water per person annually. What condition is this?
- Absolute water scarcity
- Water security
- Water scarcity
- Water stress
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Which water supply strategy involves capturing and storing water behind a dam?
- Water transfer
- Desalination
- Greywater recycling
- Reservoir storage
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Which strategy produces freshwater directly by removing salt from seawater?
- Greywater recycling
- Desalination
- Catchment management
- Water transfer
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Which sector consumes the largest proportion of water in arid regions?
- Agricultural irrigation
- Urban landscaping
- Industrial processing
- Domestic usage
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Which environmental impact is caused by flooding behind a newly constructed dam?
- Groundwater depletion
- Upstream habitat loss
- Increased river velocity
- Downstream flooding
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What problem occurs when groundwater extraction consistently exceeds natural aquifer recharge?
- Eutrophication
- River siltation
- Soil erosion
- Water table lowering
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Which domestic measure directly reduces urban demand for fresh water?
- Building reservoirs
- Water-efficient fittings
- Inter-basin transfers
- Desalination construction
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At what spatial scale does a water conflict between sovereign nations occur?
- Regional
- International
- Local
- National
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What is a major environmental limitation of relying on dams for water supply?
- Habitat flooding
- Decreased storage
- Increased rainfall
- Aquifer depletion
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Which physical geography factor most directly determines regional rainfall totals?
- Climate
- Geology
- Soil type
- Drainage density
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Which water management approach combines both supply augmentation and demand reduction?
- Catchment zoning
- Pricing and storage
- Desalination alone
- Voluntary rationing
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What type of conflict often arises from large-scale water transfer schemes?
- Urban water rationing
- Donor basin disputes
- Increased precipitation
- Aquifer salinisation
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What term describes the hidden water used to produce traded agricultural goods?
- Surface runoff
- Groundwater
- Virtual water
- Greywater
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A catchment is 2,000 km2 and receives 800 mm of rainfall annually. Approximately how many cubic metres of rainfall fall on the catchment in a year?
- 16 million cubic metres
- 1.6 billion cubic metres
- 160 million cubic metres
- 16 billion cubic metres
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What is the main sustainability risk associated with domestic greywater reuse?
- Aquifer depletion
- Pathogen contamination
- Ocean acidification
- Eutrophication
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Which environmental impact is directly caused by the over-abstraction of groundwater?
- Atmospheric warming
- Thermal pollution
- Wetland degradation
- Ocean acidification
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A reservoir holds 50 million cubic metres and loses 10% of its volume to evaporation each year. How much water is lost per year?
- 5 million cubic metres
- 45 million cubic metres
- 0.5 million cubic metres
- 10 million cubic metres
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A region with under 1,000 cubic metres of water per person annually experiences what state?
- Water surplus
- Water scarcity
- Water security
- Water stress
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What is the primary benefit of recycling domestic greywater for water security?
- Increased rainfall
- Aquifer recharge
- Desalination growth
- Lower potable demand
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