Water in the World revision

Label the Water Cycle Run off Groundwater Transpiration Infiltration Precipitation Condensation Evaporation Fill in the blanks A catchment is a area of land where water collects when it rains, often bounded by hills. As the water flows over the landscape it finds its way into streams and down into the soil, eventually feeding the river. some of this water stays underground and continues to slowly feed the river in times of low rainfall. Every inch of land on the Earth forms a part of a catchment. What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh? 30 50 3 5 Match the term to its definition Condensation water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it irrigation the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels Desalination the process of removing salt from sea water Topography the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area non-renewable resources a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a quick enough pace to keep up consumption renewable resource a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes infiltration the permeation of a liquid into something by filtration hydrosphere all the water on earth physical features elements of the landscape made by nature water footprint the amount of fresh water used in the production or supply of goods and services used by a particular person or group Using your climate graph knowledge, draw the shape of the temperature line, if the location is in the southern hemisphere. List 3 recreational uses of water Which in NOT an example of increasing water supply having shorter showers aquifiers desalination Transporting water The Great Dividing Range is in NSW False True How can a town reduce its water consumption? think about our 7 tips to save water and our water restrictions? what do they ask us to do?