Sec 1 Geog Chp 3 and 4

Which of the following are freshwater stores?

• Glaciers

• Ocean

• Lakes

• Rivers

_____ refers to water bodies surrounded by land.

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Groundwater

_____ refers to water falling back to earth surfaces such as rain and snow.

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

_____ is when plants give out water vapour through the leaves.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

_____ is when water seeps into the earth's surface to become groundwater.

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

____ occurs when water vapour changes into become water droplets to form clouds.

• Condensation

• Surface runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

____ occurs when input is MORE than output.

• Water surplus

• Water deficit

Some examples of outputs are ____

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• surface runoff

What are the characteristics of flash flood?

• Caused by heavy rainfall over a short period of time

• Caused when snow melts

• Occurs in dry areas

What are droughts?

• long period of little rainfall

• long period of high rainfall