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Chapter 8 GPQ : Mario, Lytria 8-1

Chapter 8 GPQ : Mario, Lytria 8-1. 1.Drought is the prolonged period in which precipitation is at least ____% lower and evaporation is larger than normal. Name 2 of 3 Major River Basins in the Middle East. 2. A. B. Fresh water resources in the U.S.

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Chapter 8 GPQ : Mario, Lytria 8-1

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  1. Chapter 8 GPQ: Mario, Lytria8-1 • 1.Drought is the prolonged period in which precipitation is at least ____% lower and evaporation is larger than normal.

  2. Name 2 of 3 Major River Basins in the Middle East 2. A. B.

  3. Fresh water resources in the U.S • 3. Much freshwater in the U.S is contaminated by _______ and _______ practices.

  4. Water shortages • 4. _/_ lacked regular access to clean drinking water.

  5. Fresh water is irreplaceable • 5. The hydrologic cycle is responsible for____ • Collecting water • Purifying water • Recycling water • Distributing water • All of these

  6. 6. ___ billion did not have access to basic sanitation.

  7. Water found in the spaces in soil, gravel, and rock is called? 7.________

  8. 8-2 How to increase water supply 8. What are the three largest grain producers? A. India, China, U.S B. India, Mexico, Pakistan C. U.S, China, Mexico D. Saudi Arabia, U.S, India

  9. Dams • 9. Main purpose of a dam and reservoir system are to ____ , ______ and _______ it as needed to control floods, to generate electricity and to supply water for irrigation and towns and cities.

  10. Dams • 10. Large dams and reservoirs • A. reduce danger of flooding upstream • B. inexpensive to build • C. can’t be used for recreation • D. can be used to provide electric power

  11. How to increase water supply • 11. The disastrous affects of a large scale water transfer project was demonstrated in which body of water_______

  12. Unconfined Aquifer Recharge Area Evaporation and transpiration Evaporation 13. Precipitation Confined Recharge Area Runoff 12. Flowing artesian well Well requiring a pump Stream Water table Infiltration Lake 14. Infiltration Unconfined aquifer Less permeable material such as clay Confined aquifer Confining impermeable rock layer Fig. 13-3, p. 316

  13. 8-3 • 15. Drip or trickle irrigation is also called _______.

  14. 16. The capital cost of a new type of drip irrigation is 1/10as much as conventional drip system? • True or False

  15. 17. Clearing land will increase the lands water retention True or False

  16. 18. Conserving water • A. Reduces the burden on wastewater treatment plants • B. reduces the need for dams • C. saves money and energy • D. decreases pollution of surface water • E. all of these

  17. 19. A ______ is a flat tract of land bordering a river, mainly in it’s lower reaches, and is formed by the water’s flow downstream.

  18. 20. • Removing water meters in homes and business can decrease water waste • True or False

  19. 21. • ______ is the most practical irrigation method

  20. 8-4 • 22. • What is it called when normal channels spills into the adjacent area???________

  21. 23. • Flooding is caused mostly by ______

  22. 24. Which of the following human activities contribute to flooding • A. Urbanization • B. Deforestation • C. Overgrazing • D. Draining wetlands • E. All of the above

  23. Oxygen released by vegetation Diverse ecological habitat Evapotranspiration 25. Trees reduce soil erosion from heavy rain and wind Agricultural land 26. Tree roots stabilize soil Vegetation releases water slowly and reduces flooding Forested Hillside Fig. 13-25a, p. 339

  24. 8-5 • 27. Which of the following is a point source of water pollution? • Offshore oil well • Livestock feedlot • Urban land • Logged forest

  25. 28. Logged forest is a nonpoint source of water pollution True or False

  26. 29. _________ are diluted sources of pollution that are difficult to trace and diagnose and even more difficult to clean

  27. 30.Ground water can readily purify itself of wastes and contaminants True or False

  28. 8-6 • 31. Heat, organic wastes, and inorganic plant nutrients • may deplete dissolved ________ from water • Nitrogen • Oxygen • Minerals • Hydrogen

  29. 32. • ________ is the name for the natural process of nutrient enrichment of a water body • A. Eutrophication • B. Flow • C. Yo Mama D. Watering your lawn

  30. 33. • In the 1970’s ____ ______ control laws was enacted.

  31. 34. True or False In rivers, the oxygen content increases as the water’s temp. rises

  32. 8-7. • 35. • The drinking water for about half of the U.S population and 95% of those in rural areas comes from ________.

  33. 36. Ground water can be contaminated from a build up of natural wildlife secretion True or False

  34. 37. • The most effective and cheapest methods of protecting ground water is to use methods to prevent contamination • True or False

  35. 38. • Groundwater provides _____% of the counties drinking water.

  36. 8-8 • 39. Deep ocean trenches is the least polluted from ocean dumping and coastal development. • True or False

  37. 40. • Recovery from exposure to crude oil takes much longer than recovery from exposure to refined oil. • True or False

  38. 41. Scientists estimate that current cleanup methods can recover no more than __% of the oil from a major spill.

  39. 8-9 • 42. The Federal _____ ________ ______ act of 1972.

  40. 43. The system most commonly used in many developed nations to treat raw sewage on personal property is • A. living machines • B. composite • C. primary treatment • D. septic tanks

  41. 44. _______ _______ treatment is the physical process that uses screens and a grit tank to remove large floating objects.

  42. 45.Most effective and least costly means of dealing with water pollution is ________.

  43. Extra credit • The life straw is ______ ______ ______ device.

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