Part 1: Why is Fresh Water in Short Supply?
(Chapter 10.1: 323-326)
1. What are three ways in which water is an environmental issue? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 2. What is reliable surface runoff? What makes it
considered “reliable”? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 3. What are the main causes of freshwater scarcity? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 4. What is the difference between direct and indirect
water use? Which type of water use would virtual water be considered? _________________________________________
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Part 2: How can People Increase the Freshwater Supplies? (Chapter 10.2: 326 - 330)
5. What harmful effects can occur from over pumping aquifers? _________________________________________
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Use Environmental Science Chapter 10 and the Case Study Article to
answer the questions using complete thought sentences.
Part 3: How can People Use Fresh Water More Sustainably? (Chapter 10.3: 330 - 333)
9. What are the major causes of excessive water use in homes and industries? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 10. Explain the differences between flood irrigation and drip irrigation. Which method uses less water? _________________________________________
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Part 2 continued. (Chapter 10.2: 326 - 330)
6. What are the benefits and drawbacks of damming a river? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 7. What are the three main problems associated with desalination? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 8. Based on figure 10.7 on page 328, which advantage and which disadvantage do you think are most important? Explain your answers evidence and
reasoning. _________________________________________
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11. What does the word loss mean with regard to fresh water? _________________________________________
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loss. Choose one of these factors and suggest a more sustainable alterantive that would have
similar results. _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ Case Study: Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next (National Geographic)
1. How as the water scarcity issue in Cape Town affected the day-to-day lives of the city’s citizens? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 2. “Day Zero” has been pushed back from May 2018 to sometime in 2019. What may have helped to maintain the water supply in Cape Town? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 3. What is Los Angeles doing to try to help prevent water scarcity in California? How does it work? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ 4. What are five ways that we can help limit water scarcity in our day-to-day lives? _________________________________________
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_________________________________________ Case Study Article: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/cape-town-running-out-of-water-drought-taps-shutoff-other-cities/