ESS 101 B EXAM 2 REVIEW SHEET COMPLETE QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
T/F 200/214 of world's major rivers are shared by more than one country
Answer:
true
Question:
rivers in middle east
Answer:
Tigris, Jordan, Nile
Question:
T/F The freshwater on earth is evenly distributed with regards to population
Answer:
false
Question:
ground water
Answer:
water occupying all voids within a geologic stratum
Question:
aquifer
Answer:
,underground water source
Question:
are aquifers renewable or non-renewable?
Answer:
non- renewable
Question:
What can you do if an aquifer is contaminated?
Answer:
there is little you can do
Question:
largest aquifer
Answer:
Ogallala aquifer (across midwest)
Question:
what crop uses the most water?
Answer:
cotton
Question:
unlike most commodities, water has no.
Answer:
substitute
, Question:
_________ water is impractical
Answer:
transporting
Question:
scarcity has led to:
Answer:
-ecological degradation limits on agricultural and industrial production threats to human health
international conflict
Question:
97.5% of water is _________ 2.5% of water is ___________ of fresh water,.014% is ________
Answer:
salt; fresh; readily accessible freshwater
Question:
watershed
Answer:
purifies water as it goes down into lake
Question:
What harms watersheds?
Answer:
-housing development sewage leaks phosphorous
Question:
T/F 200/214 of world's major rivers are shared by more than one country
Answer:
true
Question:
rivers in middle east
Answer:
Tigris, Jordan, Nile
Question:
T/F The freshwater on earth is evenly distributed with regards to population
Answer:
false
Question:
ground water
Answer:
water occupying all voids within a geologic stratum
Question:
aquifer
Answer:
,underground water source
Question:
are aquifers renewable or non-renewable?
Answer:
non- renewable
Question:
What can you do if an aquifer is contaminated?
Answer:
there is little you can do
Question:
largest aquifer
Answer:
Ogallala aquifer (across midwest)
Question:
what crop uses the most water?
Answer:
cotton
Question:
unlike most commodities, water has no.
Answer:
substitute
, Question:
_________ water is impractical
Answer:
transporting
Question:
scarcity has led to:
Answer:
-ecological degradation limits on agricultural and industrial production threats to human health
international conflict
Question:
97.5% of water is _________ 2.5% of water is ___________ of fresh water,.014% is ________
Answer:
salt; fresh; readily accessible freshwater
Question:
watershed
Answer:
purifies water as it goes down into lake
Question:
What harms watersheds?
Answer:
-housing development sewage leaks phosphorous
