The Water Cycle
Water falling from the sky is known as
Precipitation
When a town doesn't have enough water to meet everyone's needs, geographers call this situation water -
Scarcity/shortage
an area of land where all the rainfall drains down into one single low point, like a river or a basin is known as a?
Catchement
In Australia, a "Hydrological" hazard that occurs when a dry riverbed fills up almost instantly after a heavy storm is called a ______ flood.
Flash
What is Evaporation?
The process where liquid water is heated by the sun and turns into invisible gas (vapour).
If a geographer discusses the 'Economic Value' of water, they are talking about its use in?
Its use in industries like farming and mining to generate wealth and jobs.
A geographical 'Catchment' is best described as:
An area of land where all water drains to a single low point like a river or basin.
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, water has a 'spiritual value.' This means?
It is connected to Country, Dreaming stories, and cultural identity.
What is Condensation?
When water vapour cools down in the sky and turns back into liquid droplets to form a cloud.
Turbidity is?
the cloudiness or haziness of fluid/water caused by small particles
This type of water flows over the top of the ground (like on roads or grass) because it cannot soak in.
Surface runoff
Many regional Australian towns would run out of water if they couldn't pump it from this massive underground source, which is one of the largest artesian basins in the world.
The Great Artesian Basin
Water soaking through the soil into the underground storage layers is known as
Infiltration
Often found in rural creeks near farms, this chemical usually comes from animal waste or fertilisers washing into the water.
Ammonia
The process of Urbanisation greatly decreases infiltration, Why?
Because concrete is now the surface layer.
This is the name of Australia's largest and most famous river system, often called the "Food Bowl" of the nation.
The Murray-Darling
The term for ow plants and trees "breathe" water vapour back into the atmosphere through their leaves and roots is?
Transpiration
What often causes the answer to question 4?
Runoff from animal waste or nitrogen-based fertilisers.
The primary goal of releasing 'Environmental Flows' from dams?
To mimic natural flood pulses that trigger native fish breeding and wetland health.
What are Songlines?
These are the oral maps used by Aboriginal people for over 60,000 years to navigate the driest parts of Australia by linking permanent waterholes through story and song.