Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - Water Use and Shortages — Flashcards | Middle School | FatSkills

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - Water Use and Shortages — Flashcards

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Water shortages are caused by a huge variety of reasons, but some that you need to consider for exams and essay questions include…

  • Climate change leading to shifting rainfall patterns and leaving populations without safe drinking water.
  • Use of water by nations further upstream. Many continental nations share a single river as a water source. Damming and discharging pollution into the rivers upstream will prevent clean water reaching cities and towns further downstream.
  • Population increases. As human populations rise the demand for water for drinking, washing and waste disposal all increase.
  • Agriculture is the biggest user of water. With massive inefficiencies in the way water is used in some systems of agriculture, it accounts for the greatest usage for the least gain.

Technologies and strategies are improving the world's access to water, but often the necessary infrastructure and resources are unavailable in LEDCs. Added to that, the rise in extreme weather conditions may make water shortages more common.

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The Pergau Dam project was one in which the British Government agreed to build a dam to provide electricity and clean water in Malaysia. However, there was a condition - Malaysia purchased arms from Britain in return for the aid. It was later shown that the electricity could have been produced in a more effective manner. What is this sort of aid deal, where conditions are attached that do not benefit the poorest sections of the population, referred to as?
Tied aid
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