17.2. Increasing the supply of water GCSE Geography AQA

Question 1

Recycled water can be treated to reach drinking water standards.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Brine wastewater damages marine ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Select THREE drawbacks of aquifers.

Accepted Answer

Groundwater can be contaminated, The source water has to be treated when aquifers are recharged, Subsidence can occur

Question 4

What is shown in the image below?

Accepted Answer

Aquifer

Question 5

Select THREE disadvantages of a source area.

Accepted Answer

Increase in poverty as their water supply and use decreases, Build up of silts and pollution, Ecosystem degredation

Question 6

Individuals and businesses should take action to reduce water usage.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a water conservation technique?

Accepted Answer

Replacing water

Question 8

Select TWO social impacts of building a dam.

Accepted Answer

Where valleys are drowned, people are displaced, Reservoirs can be breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitos

Question 9

Select THREE benefits of desalination.

Accepted Answer

Supports economic development, It provides a reliable source of freshwater, It preserves current freshwater supplies

Question 10

A reservoir will form behind a dam.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Select THREE benefits of aquifers.

Accepted Answer

It is less expensive than surface water storage systems, Water is not lost due to evaporation, Water can be removed when it is needed all year round

Question 12

Groundwater cannot be contaminated.

Accepted Answer

False

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