Groundwater & Water Issues Quiz Outline

Your Groundwater & Water Issues quiz will be this Friday, December 7th.

You should be able to do the following:

• Identify all the key parts of the water cycle (see previous posts)
• Identify and label a diagram of an aquifer (see previous posts)
• Identify key causes of groundwater contamination - and challenges for people associated with groundwater contamination (ex. disease & death in children due to diarrhea)
• Be able to discuss the key case studies we discussed in class (Ogallala Aquifer, Mexico city is sinking, water shortage in India, sinkholes in Florida) - all case studies are linked in previous posts
• You should also be able to briefly discuss the solution of solar crops as a way of providing effective aid to farmers in warm climates
• You should also be able to explain terms such as "Day Zero" and "Virtual Water/Water Footprint' to discuss impending water shortages, and the idea that much of the water consumed on the planet is the processing and creation of different consumer items. 

You will refer to unit handouts, Chapter 15 & Chapter 21 in your study guide, and to the articles and videos referred to in class. 

Quiz Format - MC, diagram labelling, short answer, and critical thinking questions.  You will also be asked to answer questions using Mexico City or Ogallala Aquifer Case Study Data Booklets that we analysed in class. 

Quiz will be out of 20-25 marks.