Water Use

Countries that experience WATER SCARCITY are mostly located around...

• the Equator

• The Tropic of Cancer

• the Tropic of Capricorn

• the poles

China is a country that has ________ of water resources.

• absolute scarcity

• scarcity

• stress

• vulnerability

"Scarcity" means...

• rain

• global

• resources

• not having enough

"Precipitation" means...

• rain

• global

• resources

• not having enough

Global freshwater use _______ from 1900-1940.

• increased gradually

• increased rapidly

• decreased gradually

• stayed constant

In 1980 global freshwater use was approximately...

• 2 trillion gallons

• 3 trillion liters

• 3.1 trillion cubic meters

• 4 trillion cubic meters

HIC stands for...

• High Improvement Country

• Healthy Income Country

• High Investment Country

• High Income Country

LIC stands for...

• Low investment country

• Low Income Country

• Last Development Country

• Long Island City

"Industrial" is an adjective that describes...

• The process of manufacturing

• Expensive products

• Technology products

• Farming

True or False?

In general, richer countries use more water than poorer countries.

• True

• False