GGH1503 ASSIGNMENT 03 2021
ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE .
QUESTIONS
1. The water from melted snow and rain that flows into rivers,
streams, lakes, reservoirs and wetlands are called….
1. Groundwater
2. Embedded water
3. Surface water
4. Saltwater
2. Water percentage (%) of the Earth’s land area is currently
experiencing severe drought?
1. 70
2. 20
3. 80
4. 30
5. 90
3. The following are the advantages of withdrawing groundwater,
except that it….
, 1. is a renewable resource
2. can be found almost everywhere
3. cannot be depleted
4. is useful for drinking and irrigation
4. With reference to figure 9 below, which letter represents an
aquifer bound by beds of rocks and confined under pressure
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. The recent water shortages in Cape Town have highlighted the
need for improved water management strategies. Desalination
plants have the following disadvantages except that they….
1. Are expensive
2. cannot increase the supplies of freshwater
3. kill marine life when seaware and chemicals are pumped
through pipes
4. produce high volumes of salty wastewater
5. Require large quantities of energy
6. With reference to figure 10 (look in the tutorial letter), which
one of the listed countries below is projected to withdraw their
available water supply least sustainably by 2040?
1. Australia
ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE .
QUESTIONS
1. The water from melted snow and rain that flows into rivers,
streams, lakes, reservoirs and wetlands are called….
1. Groundwater
2. Embedded water
3. Surface water
4. Saltwater
2. Water percentage (%) of the Earth’s land area is currently
experiencing severe drought?
1. 70
2. 20
3. 80
4. 30
5. 90
3. The following are the advantages of withdrawing groundwater,
except that it….
, 1. is a renewable resource
2. can be found almost everywhere
3. cannot be depleted
4. is useful for drinking and irrigation
4. With reference to figure 9 below, which letter represents an
aquifer bound by beds of rocks and confined under pressure
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. The recent water shortages in Cape Town have highlighted the
need for improved water management strategies. Desalination
plants have the following disadvantages except that they….
1. Are expensive
2. cannot increase the supplies of freshwater
3. kill marine life when seaware and chemicals are pumped
through pipes
4. produce high volumes of salty wastewater
5. Require large quantities of energy
6. With reference to figure 10 (look in the tutorial letter), which
one of the listed countries below is projected to withdraw their
available water supply least sustainably by 2040?
1. Australia
