Water Resources Revision

Which of the following are reasons of increasing global water use?

• Increasing population

• Improved technology

• Higher living standards

Which of the following are impacts of decreasing supply of clean freshwater?

• Lack water for irrigation

• Lack clean water to drink

• More industrial production

What are the major uses of rivers?

• Travelling

• Manufacturing

• Generating electricity

• Providing water for farming

Water on the earth is mainly stored in

• soil and trees

• seas and oceans

• lakes and rivers

• ice caps and glaciers

Water in plants will return back to the atmosphere (大氣層). This process is called

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

Which of the following will lead to an increase in groundwater?

• Rainfall increases

• Transpiration increases

• Evaporation increases

• Condensation decreases

Water (a)   refers to the amount of water we use directly or indirectly.

When water falls from clouds to the earth in the forms of rain or snow, it is known as (a)   .