Quiz  /  Comprehension Quiz: Water Scarcity

  • 1. 
    Physical water scarcity can be seasonal.

  • true
  • false

  • 2. 
    Drought is always the root cause of water scarcity.

  • true
  • false

  • 3. 
    Which of these is an example of economic water scarcity?

  • all of them
  • unregulated water use
  • leaking municipal pipes
  • water pollution

  • 4. 
    Water scarcity can be caused by the economic undervaluing of water as a finite resource.

  • true
  • false

  • 5. 
    Aquifers recharge readily and are difficult to deplete.

  • true
  • false

  • 6. 
    The ecosystems that surround cities can reduce the quality and abundance of water available to humans.

  • false
  • true

  • 7. 
    The majority of freshwater resources are devoted to industrial uses.

  • false
  • true

  • 8. 
    Wealthy countries do not suffer from water scarcity.

  • true
  • false

  • 9. 
    Global warming is expected to increase water scarcity.

  • false
  • true

  • 10. 
    Which of these is not a proposed solution to water scarcity?

  • ban on groundwater utilization
  • wastewater utilization
  • improved irrigation practices
  • wetland restoration
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