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AQA GCSE Geography MCQs 17: Unit 2C - Resource management (Water)
AQA GCSE Geography MCQs 17: Unit 2C - Resource management (Water)
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Question 2 - Identify the correct definition of a transboundary river.
A river which is heavily irrigated
A river with high levels of pollution
A river flowing through more than one country
A river which is heavily relied upon by local people
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Question 7 - Identify the term given for when the water demand exceeds the supply.
Water shortage
Water deficit
Water surplus
Water security
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Quiz 15 - Identify a city which gets almost all of its water using the process of desalination?
New York
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Dubai
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Question 20 - Identify a social impact of large scale dam construction.
They are very costly to construct and can put countries further into debt
They can change cause the temperature of the water to change
Many jobs are provided during construction
Villages are flooded and people displaced
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Question 10 - Which of the following is a disease caused by contaminated water?
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Diabetes
Malaria
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Question 18 - Grey water is commonly used for which purpose?
Running the bath
Cooking
Drinking water for pets
Flushing toilets
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Question 3 - Identify a human factor affecting the availability of water.
Poverty levels
Geology
Climate change
Rainfall totals
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Question 14 - Identify the correct definition of desalination.
Transferring water large distances
The removal of pollution from sea water
The removal of salt from sea water
Using water from rivers on farmland
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Question 13 - Which of these uses appropriate technology to increase the supply of water?
Desalinisation
China's Three Gorges Dam
Sand dams in LICs
Water transfer projects
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Question 17 - Waste water from homes which is then recycled is known as…..
Green water
Black water
Grey water
Blue water
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Question 12 - Identify an economic advantage of dam construction.
Flooding farmland
Hydro-electric power generation
Sedimentation
Creates wildlife habitats
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Question 16 - Which of the following is an example of water conservation used in the home?
Drip pipes
Sprinklers
Irrigation
Dual flush toilets
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Question 11 - What name is given to underground rocks which store water?
Magic stones
Groundwater
Reservoirs
Aquifers
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Question 8 - Which of the following is an economic factor which can affect water security?
Distance from water source
The amount of rainfall
Levels of water pollution
The price of water
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Question 5 - Identify a global region where water stress is high.
South-east Asia
Middle East
Northern Europe
Northern Russia
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Question 4 - Identify a physical factor affecting the availability of water.
Geology
Population growth
Demand from industry
Pollution levels
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Question 19 - Identify an environmental impact of large scale dam construction.
Villages are flooded and people displaced
They can change cause the temperature of the water to change
Many jobs are provided during construction
They are very costly to construct and can put countries further into debt
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Question 1 - Which of the following is a cause of water pollution linked to agriculture?
Industrial waste
Domestic sewage
Chemicals from dyes
Fertilisers
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Question 6 - Water consumption is rapidly increasing in which type of country?
Newly emerging countries (NEEs)
High income countries
Least developed countries
Low incomes countries
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Question 9 - Identify the correct definition of 'water security'.
Not consuming enough water per day
A lack of water across a large area
Not being able to afford water
Having a reliable supply of clean water
