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71問 • 1年前
  • Sabrina Mikhaela Canindo
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  • 1

    Is an indispensable resource.

    Water

  • 2

    Around ...% of world surface is covered with water.

    97

  • 3

    Most of the animals and plants have ...% of water in their body.

    60-65

  • 4

    The availability of water decreases in the following order:

    Tropical Rain Forest, Temperate Regions, Deserts

  • 5

    It is used for domestic, irrigation, industrial purposes.

    Water

  • 6

    Out of the total available water ...% is used for agriculture, ...% for industrial usage.

    75, 20

  • 7

    ...% of fresh water is ground water and it is ...% greater than surface water.

    9.86, 35-50

  • 8

    The layer of soil which is permeable has the ability to store water.

    Aquifer

  • 9

    It is generally made up of gravel, sand etc.

    Aquifer

  • 10

    It is covered by permeable layer.

    Unconfined Aquifer

  • 11

    The recharge of this layer is by rainfall or snowmelt.

    Unconfined Aquifer

  • 12

    Sandwiched between impermeable layers.

    Confined Aquifer

  • 13

    The recharge is through unconfined aquifer layers.

    Confined Aquifer

  • 14

    Leads to rapid depletion of water resources, ground subsidence, lowering of water table and water logging.

    Over Utilization of Water

  • 15

    It is universal right.

    Clean Water

  • 16

    It is a valuable commodity and it has to be conserved.

    Water

  • 17

    When evaporation and transpiration rates are lower than the rainfall.

    Surface Water

  • 18

    Over flow of water, whenever the water in flow is greater than the carrying capacity of the channels.

    Flood

  • 19

    Unpredictable delay in climatic condition occurring due to monsoon rain failure.

    Drought

  • 20

    In order of month or year, actual moisture supply at a given place consistently falls below critical level.

    Meteorological

  • 21

    Deficiency in surface and subsurface water supplies.

    Hydrological

  • 22

    Inadequate soil moisture to meet the need of a particular crop at particular time or susceptibility of crops during different stages in its development.

    Agricultural

  • 23

    Reduction in the availability of food and social securing of people.

    Socioeconomic

  • 24

    Due to increase in population and decrease in water resources.

    Conflicts Over Water

  • 25

    Are built across the river in order to store water for drinking, agricultural, industrial purpose.

    Dams

  • 26

    Now days they are mainly used for the hydropower production.

    Dams

  • 27

    These play a key role in the development process due to their multiple uses.

    River Valley Projects with Big Dams

  • 28

    These aim at providing employment for tribal people and raising the standard and quality of life.

    River valley projects with big dams

  • 29

    Can help in checking floods and generate electricity and reduce water and power shortage, provide irrigation water to lower areas, provide drinking water in remote areas and promote navigation, fishery.

    Dams

  • 30

    The impacts of big dams can be ... as well as ... levels.

    Upstream, Downstream

  • 31

    UNIQUE FEATURES OF WATER

    High Specific Heat, High Latent Heat of Vaporization, Good Solvent for Oxygen, Nutrients and Pollutants, Anomalous Expansion on Freezing, High Surface Tension

  • 32

    THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER DECREASES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

    Tropical Rain Forest, Temperate Regions, Deserts

  • 33

    TYPES OF WATER

    Ground Water, Aquifer, Unconfined Aquifer, Confined Aquifer

  • 34

    REASONS FOR OVER UTILIZATION OF WATER

    Economic Development, Rapid Industrial Growth, Population Explosion

  • 35

    EFFECTS OR CONSEQUENCES OF OVER UTILIZATION OF WATER The use of ground water and surface water rates which are higher than that of recharge ultimately leads to:

    Water Scarcity, Water Logging, Salination, Alkalization, Water Pollution or Contamination, Declining of Water Levels, Crops Failure

  • 36

    TYPES OF DROUGHT

    Meteorological, Hydrological, Agricultural, Socioeconomic

  • 37

    CONTROL MEASURES FOR DROUGHT

    Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Management, Prevent Deforestation, Encourage Afforestation

  • 38

    CONFLICTS OVER THE WATER

    Control of Water Resources, Military Food Resources, Political Resources, Terrorism, Military Targets, Development Disputes

  • 39

    IMPACTS OF BIG DAMS

    Upstream Level, Downstream Level

  • 40

    Are naturally occurring substances with definite chemical and physical properties.

    Minerals

  • 41

    Is an element or inorganic compound that occurs naturally.

    Mineral

  • 42

    Weapons, settlement.

    Defense Equipments

  • 43

    Telephone wires, cables, electronic devices.

    Communication

  • 44

    Particularly in Ayurvedic System.

    Medical System

  • 45

    Fertilizers, seed dressings and fungicides.

    Agriculture

  • 46

    Gold, silver, platinum, diamond.

    Jewelry

  • 47

    It has been generated which disrupt the surface and ground water circulation.

    Great volume of debris

  • 48

    It also reduces the water carrying capacity of streams very close to mining area.

    Great volume of debris

  • 49

    The stacking of over burden and building of soil banks creates problems of ...

    Landslides

  • 50

    Mining and ore processing normally causes ... pollution.

    Air, Water

  • 51

    It can pose a serious problem of water pollution, which adversely affects the flora and fauna.

    The acid water generated in coalmines

  • 52

    It causes lowering of water table, which leads to drying of wells or sea water intrusion.

    Deeper excavation of ground

  • 53

    Takes place due to removal of vegetal covers.

    Deforestation

  • 54

    It is a hazard that is difficult to control.

    Underground fire in coalmines

  • 55

    Blasting of rocks not only annoying the people nearby, but also cause hazard from fly rocks and dusts and damage to buildings due to vibrations.

    Stone Quarries

  • 56

    Is done to extract minerals from deep deposits in soil.

    Mining

  • 57

    Mining requires removal of vegetation along with underlying soil mantle and overlying rock masses.

    Devegetation and defacing of lands

  • 58

    This results in destruction of landscape in the area.

    Devegetation and defacing of lands

  • 59

    Results in tilting of buildings, cracks in houses, buckling of roads, bending of rail tracks and leaking of gas from cracked pipe lines leading to serious disasters.

    Subsidence of Mining Areas

  • 60

    Mining pollutes the groundwater.

    Groundwater Contamination

  • 61

    Usually present as an impurity in many ores is known to get converted into sulphuric acid through microbial action, thereby making the water acidic..

    Groundwater Contamination, Sulphur

  • 62

    Miners working in different type of mines suffer from asbestosis, silicosis, black lung disease.

    Occupational Health Hazards

  • 63

    The acid mine drainage often contaminates the nearby streams and lakes.

    Surface Water Pollution

  • 64

    The acidic water, radioactive substances like uranium, heavy metals also contaminate the water bodies and kill aquatic animals.

    Surface Water Pollution

  • 65

    In order to separate and purify the metal from other impurities in the ore, it is done which emits enormous quantities of air pollutants.

    Air Pollution, Smelting

  • 66

    Oxides of sulphur, arsenic, cadmium and lead etc. shoot up in the atmosphere near the smelters and the public suffers from several health problems.

    Air Pollution

  • 67

    Utilization of low grade ores by using microbial.

    Leaching Technique

  • 68

    In this method, the ores are inoculated with the desired strains of bacteria like Thiobacillus ferroxidans, which remove the impurities and leave the pure mineral.

    Leaching Technique

  • 69

    IMPACTS OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES caused by mining activities are as follows:

    Devegetation and Defacing of Lands, Subsidence of Land, Groundwater Contamination, Occupational Health Hazards, Surface Water Pollution, Air Pollution

  • 70

    TYPES OF MINING OPERATIONS

    Open Cast Mining, Underground Mining

  • 71

    USES OF MINERALS

    Development of Industrial Plants and Machinery, Generation of Energy, Construction, Defense Equipments, Transportation, Communication, Medical System, Formation of Alloys, Agriculture, Jewelry

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    問題一覧

  • 1

    Is an indispensable resource.

    Water

  • 2

    Around ...% of world surface is covered with water.

    97

  • 3

    Most of the animals and plants have ...% of water in their body.

    60-65

  • 4

    The availability of water decreases in the following order:

    Tropical Rain Forest, Temperate Regions, Deserts

  • 5

    It is used for domestic, irrigation, industrial purposes.

    Water

  • 6

    Out of the total available water ...% is used for agriculture, ...% for industrial usage.

    75, 20

  • 7

    ...% of fresh water is ground water and it is ...% greater than surface water.

    9.86, 35-50

  • 8

    The layer of soil which is permeable has the ability to store water.

    Aquifer

  • 9

    It is generally made up of gravel, sand etc.

    Aquifer

  • 10

    It is covered by permeable layer.

    Unconfined Aquifer

  • 11

    The recharge of this layer is by rainfall or snowmelt.

    Unconfined Aquifer

  • 12

    Sandwiched between impermeable layers.

    Confined Aquifer

  • 13

    The recharge is through unconfined aquifer layers.

    Confined Aquifer

  • 14

    Leads to rapid depletion of water resources, ground subsidence, lowering of water table and water logging.

    Over Utilization of Water

  • 15

    It is universal right.

    Clean Water

  • 16

    It is a valuable commodity and it has to be conserved.

    Water

  • 17

    When evaporation and transpiration rates are lower than the rainfall.

    Surface Water

  • 18

    Over flow of water, whenever the water in flow is greater than the carrying capacity of the channels.

    Flood

  • 19

    Unpredictable delay in climatic condition occurring due to monsoon rain failure.

    Drought

  • 20

    In order of month or year, actual moisture supply at a given place consistently falls below critical level.

    Meteorological

  • 21

    Deficiency in surface and subsurface water supplies.

    Hydrological

  • 22

    Inadequate soil moisture to meet the need of a particular crop at particular time or susceptibility of crops during different stages in its development.

    Agricultural

  • 23

    Reduction in the availability of food and social securing of people.

    Socioeconomic

  • 24

    Due to increase in population and decrease in water resources.

    Conflicts Over Water

  • 25

    Are built across the river in order to store water for drinking, agricultural, industrial purpose.

    Dams

  • 26

    Now days they are mainly used for the hydropower production.

    Dams

  • 27

    These play a key role in the development process due to their multiple uses.

    River Valley Projects with Big Dams

  • 28

    These aim at providing employment for tribal people and raising the standard and quality of life.

    River valley projects with big dams

  • 29

    Can help in checking floods and generate electricity and reduce water and power shortage, provide irrigation water to lower areas, provide drinking water in remote areas and promote navigation, fishery.

    Dams

  • 30

    The impacts of big dams can be ... as well as ... levels.

    Upstream, Downstream

  • 31

    UNIQUE FEATURES OF WATER

    High Specific Heat, High Latent Heat of Vaporization, Good Solvent for Oxygen, Nutrients and Pollutants, Anomalous Expansion on Freezing, High Surface Tension

  • 32

    THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER DECREASES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

    Tropical Rain Forest, Temperate Regions, Deserts

  • 33

    TYPES OF WATER

    Ground Water, Aquifer, Unconfined Aquifer, Confined Aquifer

  • 34

    REASONS FOR OVER UTILIZATION OF WATER

    Economic Development, Rapid Industrial Growth, Population Explosion

  • 35

    EFFECTS OR CONSEQUENCES OF OVER UTILIZATION OF WATER The use of ground water and surface water rates which are higher than that of recharge ultimately leads to:

    Water Scarcity, Water Logging, Salination, Alkalization, Water Pollution or Contamination, Declining of Water Levels, Crops Failure

  • 36

    TYPES OF DROUGHT

    Meteorological, Hydrological, Agricultural, Socioeconomic

  • 37

    CONTROL MEASURES FOR DROUGHT

    Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Management, Prevent Deforestation, Encourage Afforestation

  • 38

    CONFLICTS OVER THE WATER

    Control of Water Resources, Military Food Resources, Political Resources, Terrorism, Military Targets, Development Disputes

  • 39

    IMPACTS OF BIG DAMS

    Upstream Level, Downstream Level

  • 40

    Are naturally occurring substances with definite chemical and physical properties.

    Minerals

  • 41

    Is an element or inorganic compound that occurs naturally.

    Mineral

  • 42

    Weapons, settlement.

    Defense Equipments

  • 43

    Telephone wires, cables, electronic devices.

    Communication

  • 44

    Particularly in Ayurvedic System.

    Medical System

  • 45

    Fertilizers, seed dressings and fungicides.

    Agriculture

  • 46

    Gold, silver, platinum, diamond.

    Jewelry

  • 47

    It has been generated which disrupt the surface and ground water circulation.

    Great volume of debris

  • 48

    It also reduces the water carrying capacity of streams very close to mining area.

    Great volume of debris

  • 49

    The stacking of over burden and building of soil banks creates problems of ...

    Landslides

  • 50

    Mining and ore processing normally causes ... pollution.

    Air, Water

  • 51

    It can pose a serious problem of water pollution, which adversely affects the flora and fauna.

    The acid water generated in coalmines

  • 52

    It causes lowering of water table, which leads to drying of wells or sea water intrusion.

    Deeper excavation of ground

  • 53

    Takes place due to removal of vegetal covers.

    Deforestation

  • 54

    It is a hazard that is difficult to control.

    Underground fire in coalmines

  • 55

    Blasting of rocks not only annoying the people nearby, but also cause hazard from fly rocks and dusts and damage to buildings due to vibrations.

    Stone Quarries

  • 56

    Is done to extract minerals from deep deposits in soil.

    Mining

  • 57

    Mining requires removal of vegetation along with underlying soil mantle and overlying rock masses.

    Devegetation and defacing of lands

  • 58

    This results in destruction of landscape in the area.

    Devegetation and defacing of lands

  • 59

    Results in tilting of buildings, cracks in houses, buckling of roads, bending of rail tracks and leaking of gas from cracked pipe lines leading to serious disasters.

    Subsidence of Mining Areas

  • 60

    Mining pollutes the groundwater.

    Groundwater Contamination

  • 61

    Usually present as an impurity in many ores is known to get converted into sulphuric acid through microbial action, thereby making the water acidic..

    Groundwater Contamination, Sulphur

  • 62

    Miners working in different type of mines suffer from asbestosis, silicosis, black lung disease.

    Occupational Health Hazards

  • 63

    The acid mine drainage often contaminates the nearby streams and lakes.

    Surface Water Pollution

  • 64

    The acidic water, radioactive substances like uranium, heavy metals also contaminate the water bodies and kill aquatic animals.

    Surface Water Pollution

  • 65

    In order to separate and purify the metal from other impurities in the ore, it is done which emits enormous quantities of air pollutants.

    Air Pollution, Smelting

  • 66

    Oxides of sulphur, arsenic, cadmium and lead etc. shoot up in the atmosphere near the smelters and the public suffers from several health problems.

    Air Pollution

  • 67

    Utilization of low grade ores by using microbial.

    Leaching Technique

  • 68

    In this method, the ores are inoculated with the desired strains of bacteria like Thiobacillus ferroxidans, which remove the impurities and leave the pure mineral.

    Leaching Technique

  • 69

    IMPACTS OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES caused by mining activities are as follows:

    Devegetation and Defacing of Lands, Subsidence of Land, Groundwater Contamination, Occupational Health Hazards, Surface Water Pollution, Air Pollution

  • 70

    TYPES OF MINING OPERATIONS

    Open Cast Mining, Underground Mining

  • 71

    USES OF MINERALS

    Development of Industrial Plants and Machinery, Generation of Energy, Construction, Defense Equipments, Transportation, Communication, Medical System, Formation of Alloys, Agriculture, Jewelry