4.2 Water access, use and security Quiz
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1. Which describes water security?
- A. Enough rain falling each year
- B. Access to sufficient safe drinking water
- C. Owning a private well
- D. Water sold at a low price
2. Which is a supply-side strategy to increase water?
- A. Metering households
- B. Low-flow showerheads
- C. Building a desalination plant
- D. Public awareness campaigns
3. Which is a disadvantage of desalination?
- A. It produces brine
- B. It needs no energy
- C. It depends on rainfall
- D. It removes water from aquifers
4. Which is an economic factor affecting access?
- A. Government treaty
- B. Ability to pay connection fees
- C. Religious beliefs about rivers
- D. Women collecting water
5. Drip irrigation conserves water mainly by:
- A. Reducing evaporation and run-off
- B. Making rain fall
- C. Using seawater
- D. Flooding the field