Per. 6 Ch. 14 Water Resources

Only a very small portion of Earth's water is both liquid and...

• frozen

• fresh

• salty

• underground

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Watersheds are sometimes called...

• drainage basins

• monsoons

• groundwaters

• runoff

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A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called a

• spring

• watershed

• well

• drainage basin

The least ranked primary use of freshwater around the world is...

• industrial

• personal

• agricultural

The greatest ranked primary use of freshwater around the world is...

• agricultural

• industrial

• personal

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Clean Water Act?

• funded construction of sewage treatment plants

• set standards for pollution levels

• limited the release of point-source pollution

• regulated the number of fertilizers and pesticides that are contained in runoff

Reservoirs are created by dams and include some lakes that are designed for human use. 

• True

• False

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Globally, about 19% of our water is used for personal uses.

• True

• False

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Most irrigation is inefficient.

• True

• False

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Sewage pouring out of a pipe into a river would be considered point-source pollution.

• True

• False

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