Water Scarcity
What is the term for the measure of the amount of freshwater used in the production of goods and services consumed by an individual or a nation?
Water footprint
This dam completed in 1936 created the largest reservoir in the US by volume-lake Mead
Hoover Dam
What percentage of the Earths water is freshwater?
3%
What is the leading cause of increased concentrations of atmospheric CO2?
The burning of fossil fuels
What bodies of water can invasive species be found in?
All of them
Which International organization deemed water as a right?
United Nations
When humans dump waste into water sources,it is called _____________?
Pollution
The process by which dissolved mineral salts in water are removed
Desalination
What chemical leads to ocean acidification?
CO2
What is the primary pathway for the spread of aquatic invasive species?
Ballast water
Im underdeveloped countries these people are primarily responsible for fetching the water for family use.
Women and girls
Which organization within the US ensures accessibility to water in addition to attempting to conserve and protect water rights
EPA
This international City avoided Day Zero water shortage by conserving water
Cape Town
The ocean pH before the Industrial Revolution was about 8.2. What is it now?
8.05-8.1
What mollusc species invaded the Great Lakes and has continued spreading throughout the US and Canada?
Zebra mussel
It takes 12 gallons of water per day to sustain a human. The average member of this nations uses 158 gallons a day.
United States
At over 1400 miles long this river provides for 25 million people in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California
Colorado River
Shorten this by a minute or two and you can save up to 150 gallons of water a month
Shower
What type of organismal group does increased oceanic CO2 concentrations most impact?
Calcifying organisms
This invasive species entered the Great Lakes through shipping canals. Historically it has been the most devastating invader to the Great Lakes and a single individual can kill 40 lbs of fish during its adult lifetime.
Sea Lamprey
How many people experience water scarcity for at least one month each year:
A. 50 million, B. 100 million, C. 1 billion, D. 2 billion, E. 4 billion
E. 4 Billion
This industry accounts for 65% of the global Water use.
Agriculture
One way to reduce stormwater from entering local waterways in Hampton Roads and beyond, is the creation of __________________.
Rain Gardens
What percentage of atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by the ocean?
30%
When the native lake trout disappeared from the Great Lakes, __________ were stocked as a sport fish in 1966
Coho Salmon