Paragraph 2.5+ quiz

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Homework last lesson:

Paragraph 2.5 exercises 1, 2 and 4, 5

Exercises 3: do it together

The HDI of Egypt is much higher than that of Ethiopia. What does this mean?

HDI= human development index

https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights#/ranks

Water scarcity

Economic - it is available but there are reasons why it is not reaching the population

Physical- Demand is higher than supply

To do next friday

Exercise 6 to 11
Quiz in this lessonup

Section 2.1: A world of water

1. Where is water found in the world?

2. Why is freshwater scarce?

3. How are rivers formed?

4. How do rivers change, from source to mouth?

How many % of the Earth's fresh water is surface water?

1. 22%
2. 35%
3. 65%
4. 78%

Why is freshwater scarce?

1. 97% of the water is saline
2. Because of the Climate Change
3. It takes time to make ocean water usable
4. This is found in glaciers and ice caps

Where can we find land ice?

1. Greenland
2. Iceland
3. Antarctica
4. The Northpole

The Large Water Cycle

What is an effect of condensation?

1. Evaporation
2. Transpiration
3. Clouds are formed
4. Surface run-off

What word fits the gap?
"Some water ............... deeper into the ground and is slowly transferred back to the river or sea."

1. condensates
2. evaporates
3. infiltrates
4. percolates

This occurs when water vapour is turned back into water droplets as it cools down:

1. Evaporation
2. Transpiration
3. Condensation
4. Infiltration

Which three forms of precipitation
do you know?

What is the correct word for 'waterscheiding'?

1. Water separation
2. Watershed
3. Water divide
4. Watersplit

Where is this: Some tributary rivers have joined the main river. The rate of erosion is decreasing, and there are fewer large rocks on the river bed to be eroded

1. Upper course
2. Middle course
3. Lower course
4. Of course

Section 2.2: The Rhine: a river in Europe

1. What are  the differences between the upper, middle and lower courses of the River Rhine?

2. What are the main uses of the River Rhine?

3. Why is water quality in the River Rhine an international issue?

In which part of the river does the water flows fastest?

1. Upper course
2. Middle course
3. Lower course
4. It differs

What are the differences between the upper, middle and lower courses of the River Rhine?

Upper Course

Middle Course

Lower Course

Rocky river bed

High and steep but close river banks

A lot of erosion

Less gradient, but more river discharge

More tributaries

The river splits in three distributaries

Medium size rocks

The river moves particles it has eroded

Small rocks and sand

Where does the Rhine get it's water during the summer?

1. Glaciers
2. Rainfall
3. Bottles
4. The sea

What is not a main use of the river Rhine?

1. Drinking water
2. Transport
3. Bricks
4. Hydro power

How does meandering work?

Name two problems concerning water is the near future.

Why is water quality in the River Rhine an international issue?

Section 2.3: Dealing with water in the Netherlands

1. How are river discharges in the Netherlands likely to change in the future?

2. How does the Netherlands deal with high and low river discharges?
3. How does the Netherlands deal with extreme rainfall?

How does the Netherlands deal with high and low river discharges?

What change was made to the river in regard to the Room for the River project?

1. They moved the dyke
2. They made an extra channel
3. They made the dykes higher
4. They removed the groynes

What is the most important reason to lower the groynes?

How are river discharges in the Netherlands likely to change in the future?

1. Higher peaks of discharges
2. Lower discharges in the winter
3. The discharges will stay the same
4. Lower discharges in summer.

Section 4: The River Nile

1. What are the differences between upper, middle and lower courses of the River Nile?

2. What are the main uses of the River Nile?

3. How is population distribution in the Nile River basin linked to the Nile?

What are the differences between upper, middle and lower courses of the River Nile?

Upper Course

Middle Course

Lower Course

What connects the population distribution in the Nile River basin to the Nile?

1. Agriculture
2. International contacts
3. Travel
4. Cities

What are the main uses of the River Nile?

Areas of soil are flooded to provide soil for agriculture.

Using the river for cleaning and fishing in South Sudan.

Which problem according to the video is created by the Aswan Dam?

Section 5: Challenges along the Nile

1. What are challenges of transboundary rivers?

2. How do dams impact the relationship between countries?

3. What are differences between physical and economic water scarcity?

What are challenges of transboundary rivers?

How do dams impact the relationship between countries?

What are differences between physical and economic water scarcity?

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