IB ESS HL 4.2.3 Water-Supply Increase Needs Question Bank

$\frac{2500}{4250} \times 100=58.8 \% / 59 \% ;$

a. increased population increases demands for drinking/food production ;
b. greater demand for meat/water-intensive food items would increase irrigation;
c. drier climate (due to climate change) would increase water requirements for irrigation/watering lawns/drinking;
d. increased urbanization usually entails increased water demand (street cleaning, watering parks and artificial green areas, losses due to water transfer);
e. rising standard of living increases per capita water usage (bathing, pools, washing machines, watering lawns, cleaning paved surfaces);

Note: Do not accept reasons resulting in increased water usage for industries and energy generation, as these sections remain stable in figure; only credit reasons that, at least implicitly, link to increased domestic or agricultural water usage.