Bricks recap chapter 2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

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. rises

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 the borders of the area of a river?

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.

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

Upper Course

Middle Course

Lower Course