Year 11 - Geography
Sustainable use of water resources
Global pattern of water resources
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Unit Summary
This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about global inequalities in food, water and energy production and consumption. Pupils learn about resource security and about sustainable futures.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how sustainable strategies can increase water supply while protecting the environment for future generations, and explain how the Turkana water scheme in Kenya is sustainable.
Key Notes
- Sustainable strategies to increase water supply include water conservation, groundwater management and recycling.
- The Turkana County water project, in Kenya, is an example of a local scheme to increase sustainable water supplies.
- Groundwater management and improved water access has helped the community to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sustainable: long-lasting, typically with minimal or no harmful impacts on the environment
- water conservation: reducing waste, such as through leakages, and unnecessary use e.g. using drinking water to flush toilets
- groundwater management: regulation and control of water levels, pollution, ownership and use of groundwater
- 'grey' water: water from sinks, showers and washing machines that, whilst not suitable for drinking, can be used for other purposes
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Grey' water includes the reuse of water already used to flush the toilet - yuck!
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Sustainable strategies to increase water supply include water conservation, groundwater management and recycling. The Turkana County water project, in Kenya, is an example of a local scheme to increase sustainable water supplies.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'sustainable'
long-lasting, typically with minimal or no harmful impacts on the environment.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: 'Grey' water includes the reuse of water already used to flush the toilet - yuck! Correction: 'Grey' water does not include water that has been used to flush toilets as that water is too contaminated to be used again without treatment. However, one of the possible uses for 'grey' water from baths, showers, sinks etc is to flush toilets.
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