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Figure 2(a): Water transfers and transformations after rainfall in forest and urban environments
Figure 2(b): Global water demand by sector for 2014, and projected for 2025 and 2040
Calculate the difference in water infiltration between the forest and urban environments.
Outline how one storage in the hydrological cycle decreases with urbanization.
Figure 3: Impact of deforestation on the water cycle
State one storage of fresh water not shown in Figure 3.
State one input of water into the atmosphere not shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Impact of deforestation on the water cycle
State one storage of fresh water not shown in Figure 3.
State one input of water into the atmosphere not shown in Figure 3.
Explain how the production of cash crops (such as pineapples) may have an environmental impact on:
lakes or rivers.
Describe how the use of fossil fuels may impact the abiotic conditions of oceanic systems.
Outline how energy drives the hydrological cycle.
Explain, with the use of a system diagram, how human activities affect flows in the global water cycle.
Outline four ways in which urbanization may influence processes in the hydrological cycle.