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Water and Water Insecurity

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Based on the A-Level #Edexcel specification #geography

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1
Causality is...
The consequence of something
The processes involved in something
The impact of something
The reason why something occurs
2
Human causes of flooding include...
Urbanisation, deforestation and La Nina
Impermeable rock types, urbanisation, deforestation
Deforestation, channel mismanagement and urbanisation
Agriculture, deforestation and relief of the land
3
A complex river regime is...
When rivers experience a period of seasonally high discharge
Where there are many drainage basins and rivers
When rivers are within temperate climate zones
Where larger rivers cross several relief and climatic zones
4
What is a flux?
A store
An output
An input
A flow
5
The water balance equation is...
Q = P +/- E +/- S
P = Q + E +/- S
Q = P + E +/- S
P = Q +/- E +/- S
6
Which of the following is not a flow within the drainage basin
Infiltration
Throughflow
Soil moisture
Percolation
7
An underground water store is also known as...
Tropospheric rivers
The cryosphere
An aquifer
Throughflow
8
The Pantanal is an example of what?
A temperate region
A biome
A river
A wetland
9
Which of the following is the best description of interception?
Temporary storage, as water is captured by plants etc.
Also known as overland flow
Water held within aquifers
Water flowing down plant stems
10
What is thermohaline circulation?
Oceanic circulation system
An aquifer
Fossil water
The ITCZ