Water Cycle
What is the process where water changes from liquid to gas?
Evaporation
Name one way humans use water.
Drinking, farming, washing, industry
What landforms cause rain shadows?
Mountains
Name one way rivers help people travel or trade.
Transport of people or goods
Which Australian region generally receives the most rainfall?
northern coastal regions
What is the name for water falling from clouds?
Precipitation
How does water contribute to the economy?
It supports industries such as farming, mining, manufacturing and tourism
Which side of the mountains receive the most rain?
Why were many early settlements built near rivers?
Access to water and fertile land
Which Australian region generally receives the least rainfall?
central australia/desert centre
What process forms clouds?
Condensation
What do we call the value of water for activities such as drinking, cooking and hygiene?
social value
what is the dry side of the mountain called
Leeward side
how does ground water connect poeple?
Groundwater connects people by providing a shared source of water for communities, farms, industries and towns, which means many people rely on and manage the same water resource.
what is climate
Long term patterns of weather
What is transpiration?
Water released from plants into the atmosphere
Why do governments place restrictions on water use during droughts?
To conserve limited water supplies
why does air lose moisture as it rises over mountains?
it cools and condenses, causing rain
Give an example of a conflict that can occur over water resources
Competition between regions, farmers, countries
on a climate graph, the average temperature is what type of graph?
red line graph
Why is the water cycle called a cycle?
Because water continuously moves through Earth's systems and repeats the process
Give one example each of the social, economic and cultural value of water
xamples may include drinking water (social), irrigation for crops (economic), and a sacred waterhole or Dreaming story (cultural)
Explain how a rain shadow affects settlement and farming.
Less rainfall limits agriculture and water availability
Explain how water can connect communities
by providing a shared resource for drinking, farming, recreation and industry. Rivers, lakes and groundwater systems often supply multiple towns and regions, encouraging people to work together to manage and protect water resources.
Explain two factors that influence rainfall distribution in Australia.
Latitude, prevailing winds, mountains, distance from coast, ocean currents