Practice test par. 1 to 4 C3

• Aardrijkskunde
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• Leerjaar 2

Water

Practice

3.1 Water in motion

In which states does water occur in the long water cycle?

1. Solid and liquid
2. Solid, liquid and gas
3. Solid and gas
4. Liquid and gas

All of the fresh water is available for people to use

1. Yes
2. No

Would there be enough water in Cape Town (South-Africa) in the future?

1. Ja
2. Nee

3.2 Water in balance

In which ways does water enter The Netherlands?

1. Rivers and fossil water
2. Rivers, groundwater and fossil water
3. Rivers, groundwater and precipitation
4. Rivers and precipitation

Is an aquifer a source of renewable water?

1. Yes
2. No

Is precipitation a source of renewable water?

1. Yes
2. No

If you only use renewable water, you are preforming a...

What is the difference between precipitation and useful precipitation?

1. Useful precipitation is water which you can use
2. Precipitation is water which you can use

3.3 Sometimes too much

Which area would have more chance of getting flooded?

1. Westfriesland
2. New Zealand
3. Cape Town
4. Bangladesh

What is a peak discharge

1. When ice is flowing through a river
2. In a short time, lots of water is flowing through a river
3. In a short time, not a lot of water is flowing through a river
4. When the river has dried up

Why are there more floods happening nowadays?

1. Because of the greenhouse effect
2. Because the dykes are breaking
3. Because people use too much water
4. Because it is raining more on Earth

Training civilians on how to react to a natural disaster is a...

1. Measure on long term
2. Measure on short term

3.4 Sometimes too little

What is an economic water scarcity

1. When there is no useable water in the area
2. When there is no water at all in the area
3. When there is no irrigation water in the area
4. When there is no drinking water in the area

What can happen when a water stress plagues a country?

1. It could lead to mass migration
2. It could lead to a water shortage
3. It could lead to a water war
4. It could lead to a loss in agricultural yield

In which way could you use water more sparsely

1. Build a dam
2. Build dykes
3. Use ricefields
4. Use drip irrigation

Adaptation

The precipitation which you can use

Lots of water in a short time period

Short term

Long term

Useful precipitation

Peak discharge

Securing food and drinking water

No longer locking up the river between dykes