ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE
SUSTAINABILITY
SCARCITY
VALUE OF WATER
MANAGEMENT
100

THIS TERM REFERS TO WATER STORED UNDERGROUND

WHAT IS GROUNDWATER

100

THIS LARGE INLAND AREA INCLUDES THE MURRAY-DARLING BASIN, KNOWN FOR ITS IRRIGATION

WHAT IS SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA

100

A PROLONGED PERIODWIHTOUT SUFFICIENT RAINFALL CAUSES THIS WATER SHORTAGE

WHAT IS DROUGHT

100

THIS TERM DESCRIBES WATER'S CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITIES

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL VALUE

100

THIS TYPE OF RECLAIMED HOUSEHOLD WATER CAN BE REUSED FOR GARDENING OR FLUSHING TOILETS

WHAT IS GREY WATER

200

SURFACE WATER FOUND IN RIVERS, LAKES AND CLOUDS IS CALLED THIS

WHAT IS BLUE WATER

200

THIS SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY ENSURES WATER AVAILABILITY BY LIMITING OVERUSE

WHAT IS WATER ALLOCATION PLANNING

200

A TECHNOLOGY THAT TURNS SALT WATER INTO FRESH WATER IS CALLED THIS 

WHAT IS DESALINATION

200

TOURISM AT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF SHOWS WATER'S CONTRIBUTION TO THIS TYPE OF VALUE

WHAT IS ECONOMIC VALUE

200

COLLECTING RAINWATER FROM ROOFTOPS IN TANKS IS CALLED THIS 

WHAT IS STORMWATER HARVESTING

300

THIS CYCLE DESCRIBES HOW WATER MOVES THORUGH THE ENVIRONMENT

WHAT IS THE WATER CYCLE

300

THIS STATE HAS THE LOWEST AVERAGE RAINFALL IN AUSTRALIA

WHAT IS SOUTH AUSTRALIA

300

THIS HUMAN ACTIVITY CAN REDUCE WATER AVAILABILITY BY POLLUTING RIVERS

WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL WASTE

300

THIS GROUP HAS CARED FOR WATER SOURCES FOR THOUSANDS OF EYARS IN AUSTRALIA

WHO ARE THE FIRST NATIONS AUSTRALIANS

300

THIS SYSTEM TREATS SEWAGE BEFORE RELEASING IT BACK INTO THE ENVIRONMENT

WHAT IS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

400

THIS TYPE OF WATER IS FOUND IN GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS

WHAT IS FROZEN WATER

400

THIS TERM DESCRIBES USING WATER IN A WAY THAT MEETS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE WATER USE

400

THIS TYPE OF FARMING USES LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR CROPS

WHAT IS IRRIGATION FARMING

400

THIS ACTIVITY DEPENDS ON CLEAN WATER AND ATTRACTS VISITORS TO NATURAL AREAS

WHAT IS ECOTOURISM

400

THIS METHOD REDUCES WATER USE BY FIXING LEAKS AND USING EFFICIENT APPLIANCES

WHAT IS WATER CONSERVATION

500

THIS PROCESS TURNS WATEER VAPOUR INTO LIQUID WATER IN CLOUDS

WHAT IS CONDENSATION

500

THIS MAJOR RIVER SYSTEM SUPPLIES WATER TO FARMS AND TOWNS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA

WHAT IS THE MURRAY-DRALING BASIN

500

THIS GOVERNMENT STRATEGY HELPS MANAGE WATER DURING DROUGHTS

WHAT IS WATER RESTRICTION POLICY

500

THIS TERM DESCRIBES THE BEAUTY AND ENJOYMENT PEOPLE GET FROM WATER LANDSCAPES

WHAT IS AESTHETIC VALUE

500

THIS TYPE OF WATER REUSE INVOLVES TREATING WASTEWATER FOR USE IN AGRICULTURE OR INDUSTRY

WHAT IS RECYCLED WATER