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Wealth of Water Case Study Quiz
Wealth of Water Case Study Quiz
1. What are some of the reasons for freshwater scarcity worldwide? (Choose all correct answers.)
Overconsumption
Pollution
Climate change
Desalination
Clean Water policies
2. What is the best way to save water in a household?
Check your toilet valve for leaks and fix them.
Don’t leave the tap running when you brush your teeth.
Rinse vegetables in a pan of water rather than under the tap.
Using a dishwasher.
3. Careful water use can be encouraged by
Not worrying about water use since there is plenty
Giving a financial incentive for reducing water consumption.
Shutting down the water to houses that use too much
None of the choices will encourage careful water use.
4. What factor pressured the Bolivian government to sell the public water system?
The rise of terrorism in Bolivia.
Economic sanctions imposed by North American and European nations.
The collapse of the mining industry destroyed Cochabamba’s economic prosperity.
Climate change reduced the acreage of the rainforest resulting in less fresh water falling in Bolivia.
5. Private companies run much of the United States’ water systems.
True
False
6. Although we live in a developed country, many places in the United States are running out of water.
True
False