AQA GCSE: Water Supply and Consumption

What are some factors that affect water supply?

• Climate, geology, pollution, over-abstraction

• Climate, geology, poverty, conflicts

• Climate, pollution, limited infrastructures, poverty

• Geology, pollution, over-abstraction, limited infrastructures

Which factor can lead to water surpluses?

• Low levels of rainfall

• High temperatures

• Permeable rocks

• Impermeable rocks

What is the main cause of pollution in water supplies?

• Untreated sewage and waste water from factories

• Gold mining

• Over-abstraction

• Limited infrastructures

What happens when water is over-abstracted?

• Groundwater levels rise

• Water becomes cleaner

• Water becomes scarcer (less)

• Water pumps break down

What is the main reason why nearly 1 billion people in Africa do not have access to clean water?

• Climate

• Geology

• Pollution

• Poverty

What is the definition of water security?

• When the entire population of a country has sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptably clean water

• When water is evenly distributed globally

• When water is used efficiently

• When water is free from pollution

What is one impact of water insecurity?

• Lack of clean piped water

• Increased food production

• Higher industrial output

• Decreased conflicts

Which of these are waterborne diseases?

• Diarrhoea

• Malaria

• Flu

• Cholera

How can irrigation affect food production?

• Increase crop yields

• Decrease crop yields

• Have no impact on crop yields

• Lead to waterborne diseases

What is one way in which water insecurity can impact industrial output?

• Increase factory operations

• Decrease factory operations

• Have no impact on factory operations

• Lead to conflicts