Lesson 3.2.3.3

3.2.3.3 Water Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson 3.2.3.3, Water: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA GCSE Geography (8035), Unit 2: Challenges in the human environment, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What process removes salt and minerals from seawater to produce drinkable fresh water?

    • Desalination
    • Over-abstraction
    • Water transfer
    • Grey water recycling

  2. What term describes domestic wastewater from baths, showers, and sinks that can be reused?

    • Groundwater
    • Aquifer water
    • Grey water
    • Black water

  3. Which factor reduces available clean water by making natural water sources unsafe for human consumption?

    • Climate change
    • Pollution
    • Over-abstraction
    • Geology

  4. What term refers to removing groundwater from an aquifer faster than natural rainfall can recharge it?

    • Desalination
    • Water transfer
    • Eutrophication
    • Over-abstraction

  5. Which health issue is a direct impact of severe water insecurity in lower-income countries?

    • Waterborne disease
    • Increased crop yield
    • Reduced soil erosion
    • High industrial output

  6. What is the term for moving water from areas of surplus to areas of deficit?

    • Desalination
    • Water recycling
    • Rainwater harvesting
    • Water transfer

  7. Which strategy is an example of sustainable water management?

    • Water transfer
    • Groundwater management
    • Dam construction
    • Over-abstraction

  8. Which method is an example of domestic water conservation?

    • Diverting rivers
    • Building reservoirs
    • Desalinating seawater
    • Fixing pipe leaks

  9. A reservoir holds 4,000 million litres. Each day 0.5% is lost to evaporation. How many million litres are lost each day?

    • 2
    • 20
    • 200
    • 0.2

  10. A city uses 150 million litres per day but its sustainable supply is 120 million litres per day. Which situation is this?

    • Flooding
    • Water deficit
    • Balanced supply
    • Water surplus

  11. What is a major disadvantage of desalinating seawater to produce fresh water?

    • Reduced water quality
    • Increased soil erosion
    • Low financial cost
    • High energy costs

  12. If a country's population doubles while individual water use stays constant, what happens to total water demand?

    • It stays constant
    • It doubles
    • It quadruples
    • It halves

  13. Large water transfer schemes provide water supplies but can cause flooding. What type of impact is flooding?

    • Political security
    • Environmental cost
    • Economic surplus
    • Social benefit

  14. Which household item helps to reduce water consumption?

    • Low-flow showerhead
    • Unmetered tap
    • Power shower
    • Hosepipe nozzle

  15. What is the main risk of extracting groundwater faster than it can naturally recharge?

    • Aquifer depletion
    • River siltation
    • Increased precipitation
    • Surface flooding

  16. Which term describes small-scale water supply schemes such as rainwater harvesting in LICs?

    • Large-scale transfer
    • National grid scheme
    • Sustainable local scheme
    • Industrial desalination

  17. What is most likely to occur between countries when water demand exceeds supply?

    • Co-operation
    • Conflict
    • Desalination
    • Afforestation

  18. Which factor affecting water availability is a physical factor rather than human?

    • Geology
    • Poverty
    • Over-abstraction
    • Pollution

  19. Why might a large-scale water transfer scheme be criticised?

    • Zero energy use
    • Lower water bills
    • High social costs
    • Increased crop yield

  20. How does water conservation help to reduce water insecurity?

    • It creates aquifers
    • It reduces demand
    • It expands rivers
    • It increases rainfall

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