Practice test Chapter 3

Water
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Water
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Slide 1 - Slide

Paragraph 1
Water in motion

Slide 2 - Slide

In which form is water stored in the short water cycle?
A
Liquid and gas
B
Solid, liquid and gas
C
Solid and gas
D
Solid and liquid

Slide 3 - Quiz

Where is most of the fresh water stored?
A
In rivers
B
In all of the lakes in the world
C
In glaciers and landice
D
In aquifers

Slide 4 - Quiz

Which area is a dry area?
A
Indonesia
B
Tunisia
C
Russia

Slide 5 - Quiz

I. Areas with high rainfall never have a shortage of fresh water.
II. Areas with low rainfall may still have sufficient fresh water.
A
I is correct, II is incorrect.
B
I is incorrect, II is correct.
C
Both are correct.
D
Both are incorrect.

Slide 6 - Quiz

Paragraph 2
Water in balance

Slide 7 - Slide

What is sustainable water management?
A
Re-using all of the water you are using
B
Only using renewable water sources
C
Using water more effeciently
D
Saving up all of the water, which comes in to a country

Slide 8 - Quiz

What is a water balance?
A
All the reserves of water in a country
B
All of the water which will be used
C
All of the water what comes in, and goes out of a country
D
All of the useful precipitation in a country

Slide 9 - Quiz

Why is a sustainable water management so important?
A
You can use multiple water sources at the same time
B
You will have spare room to store more water
C
You will use less water because of it
D
You will not have to worry about water in the future

Slide 10 - Quiz

Paragraph 3
Sometimes too much

Slide 11 - Slide

Why is infiltration such an important aspect of lowering the chance of flooding?
A
Because the ground will slow down the water to the river
B
Because the water can move freely to the rivers
C
Because the plants also need water
D
Because the ground will dry, and it will become infertile

Slide 12 - Quiz

Floods will increase due to global warming. What are consequences of global warming?
A
Less evaporation
B
An increase of heavy rainfall
C
Growth of ice sheets and glaciers
D
Wider beaches

Slide 13 - Quiz

What is a measure on long term against floods?
A
Training citizens for flood prevention
B
Constructing dykes
C
Making room for the river
D
Safeguarding drinking water and food

Slide 14 - Quiz

Paragraph 4
Often too little

Slide 15 - Slide

How can a water stress lead to a water war?
A
People need water, and will go to war to get it
B
People want to hoard water, so they can go to war because of it
C
Countries want to steal the water because it makes the country stronger

Slide 16 - Quiz

What is a physical water shortage?
A
Having no money to pay for the water
B
Having no water at all
C
Lacking fresh water in the area
D
Lacking drinking water

Slide 17 - Quiz

What can you do to eliminate water shortages?
A
Saving more water (using less)
B
Use aquifers
C
Use retention areas
D
Smarter irrigation

Slide 18 - Quiz

Paragraph 5
The Netherlands: The sea knocking at the front door

Slide 19 - Slide

What is the tale of the dry feet?
A
Dutch people believe they are invincible to floods
B
Dutch people believe that if 1 dyke breaks, the entire country floods
C
Dutch people believe that the country will never have a water war
D
Dutch people believe that the entire county will sink below sea level

Slide 20 - Quiz

Only the low parts of The Netherlands can be flooded by the ocean. These parts are called:
A
Zeeland
B
Wadden
C
Kwellen
D
Polders

Slide 21 - Quiz

The Dutch coast is very well defended. What is the first line of defence against the sea?
A
The windmill parks at sea
B
Foredunes
C
The dykes
D
The dams

Slide 22 - Quiz

Will the Netherlands eventually end up above the sea level?
A
Yes
B
No

Slide 23 - Quiz

What type of polder is The Beemster?
A
Sea polder
B
Peat polder
C
Reclaimed lakefloor
D
IJsselmeerpolder

Slide 24 - Quiz

Paragraph 6
The Netherlands: Rivers knocking at the back door

Slide 25 - Slide

What are the steps of the Three-step-strategy?
A
Store-discharge-hold
B
Hold-store-retain
C
Store-hold-retain
D
Hold-store-discharge

Slide 26 - Quiz

Why does the Netherlands make more room for the rivers?
A
Because then the rivers can discharge more water
B
Because people need recreation areas at the rivers
C
Because the rivers then can flow in a different direction
D
Because the rivers then can silt up more

Slide 27 - Quiz

I. The river bed belongs to the inside dyke area.

II. In 1995 many Dutch were evacuated, because the sea almost caused a dyke breakthrough.
A
I is correct, II is incorrect.
B
I is incorrect, II is correct.
C
Both are correct
D
Both are incorrect

Slide 28 - Quiz

Which parts of the chapter do you still find a bit difficult?

Slide 29 - Mind map

Working
Complete the support from Chapter 3.

Slide 30 - Slide