Water (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography)

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations programme which provides assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. Table 6.1 describes how UNICEF classifies water supplies.

Use information from Table 6.1 to answer the questions which follow.

Table 6.1

Suggest one type of graph which could be used to present the statistics in Table 6.1.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations programme which provides assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. Table 6.1 describes how UNICEF classifies water supplies.

Use information from Table 6.1 to answer the questions which follow.

Table 6.1

Using evidence from Table 6.1 and your own knowledge, answer the questions below.

(i)

Explain the disadvantages of using unimproved and surface water supplies.

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(ii)

Explain the disadvantages of using basic and limited water supplies.

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(iii)

Suggest why it is difficult to provide the improved water sources shown in Table 6.1.

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Use Figs. 6.1 and 6.2 to answer the following questions.

(i)

State the percentage of water used in Egypt that is obtained from surface rivers and reservoirs.

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(ii)

Give two problems for Egypt of relying on groundwater for water to use.

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(iii)

Explain how groundwater is obtained.

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(iv)

Name one source which could provide a large quantity of water for desalination in Egypt.

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(v)

Describe one disadvantage for a country of needing to use desalinated water.

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Use Figs. 6.1 and 6.2 to answer the following questions.

The Grand Renaissance Dam was due to be finished in 2017. The Egyptian government protested about Ethiopia’s plans to construct it. Explain why Egyptians would be opposed to the new dam being built.