SSM 3301 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
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Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate
Change? (2 answers) Ans✓✓✓warmer atmoshpere, changes in river
flow.
Although a person may be able to survive up to a month without food, a
person can go at most, how many days without water? Ans✓✓✓5-7
days
The Aral Sea was one of the largest inland seas in the world but most of
it's area has been lost in the past few decades. What caused the loss ?
Ans✓✓✓irrigation withdrawal
How many gallons of water are needed a grass-fed burger?
Ans✓✓✓10-50 gallons
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water
"footprint", according to Sandra Postel Ans✓✓✓Diet
Irrigated farmland provides a disproportionate amount of our food
supply given it's relatively small area. Although only 18% of all
farmland is irrigated it produces what percent of our total food?
Ans✓✓✓40%
,What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water?
Ans✓✓✓1. Water was already around since the formation of the Earth,
trapped in rocks that form the Earth's mantle.
2. Hydrated comets and asteroids bombard the Earth.
we learn that Los Angeles finally got its water from Owen's Valley,
which eventually dried up. How did this happen? Ans✓✓✓1. aqueducts
diverted the flow of water away from the lake and toward the city
2. farmer's water rights were bought and the city could build a water
system
What was the source of water for the Garamantes in the Sahara desert?
Ans✓✓✓Groundwater
Type of water System in India, benefits of Indias water system, and
problems. Ans✓✓✓Step-wells, it can hold monsoon water that can be
used during droughts.
Problem is that people bathe in the water which isn't sanitary.
Type of Water system in Britain, benefits and problems of it?
Ans✓✓✓Canals and pipe water. Allowed water supply to be spread
easier to places like farmland. Problem is that huge bodies of water were
formed that attracted mosquitoes.
What are the 3 dimensions of sustainability according to wiki?
Ans✓✓✓Economy, society, environment.
, Americans use how much more water than a person who lacks adequate
access--i.e. the bare minimum? Ans✓✓✓30
Bicycle Concept by Dr. Karwan Ans✓✓✓water is neither gained nor
lost from the water cycle, conservation of mass, the driving mechanisms
for the water cycle are solar radiation and gravity.
Which water reservoirs has the longest residence/recycling time?
Ans✓✓✓Deep Groundwater, up to 10,000 years.
How does water regulate the Earth's temperature? Ans✓✓✓Its high
specific heat.
Groundwater makes up what percent of our freshwater resources?
Ans✓✓✓30%
T or F, water is the only substance that exists naturally as a solid, liquid,
and gas. Ans✓✓✓True
What is a watershed? Ans✓✓✓Same as a drainage basin, an area of
land where surface water drains down to a single point.
What is the average rainfall for minnesota? Ans✓✓✓20-35 inches
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED
Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate
Change? (2 answers) Ans✓✓✓warmer atmoshpere, changes in river
flow.
Although a person may be able to survive up to a month without food, a
person can go at most, how many days without water? Ans✓✓✓5-7
days
The Aral Sea was one of the largest inland seas in the world but most of
it's area has been lost in the past few decades. What caused the loss ?
Ans✓✓✓irrigation withdrawal
How many gallons of water are needed a grass-fed burger?
Ans✓✓✓10-50 gallons
Name one of the two largest components of our personal water
"footprint", according to Sandra Postel Ans✓✓✓Diet
Irrigated farmland provides a disproportionate amount of our food
supply given it's relatively small area. Although only 18% of all
farmland is irrigated it produces what percent of our total food?
Ans✓✓✓40%
,What are the two current theories that describe how earth got its water?
Ans✓✓✓1. Water was already around since the formation of the Earth,
trapped in rocks that form the Earth's mantle.
2. Hydrated comets and asteroids bombard the Earth.
we learn that Los Angeles finally got its water from Owen's Valley,
which eventually dried up. How did this happen? Ans✓✓✓1. aqueducts
diverted the flow of water away from the lake and toward the city
2. farmer's water rights were bought and the city could build a water
system
What was the source of water for the Garamantes in the Sahara desert?
Ans✓✓✓Groundwater
Type of water System in India, benefits of Indias water system, and
problems. Ans✓✓✓Step-wells, it can hold monsoon water that can be
used during droughts.
Problem is that people bathe in the water which isn't sanitary.
Type of Water system in Britain, benefits and problems of it?
Ans✓✓✓Canals and pipe water. Allowed water supply to be spread
easier to places like farmland. Problem is that huge bodies of water were
formed that attracted mosquitoes.
What are the 3 dimensions of sustainability according to wiki?
Ans✓✓✓Economy, society, environment.
, Americans use how much more water than a person who lacks adequate
access--i.e. the bare minimum? Ans✓✓✓30
Bicycle Concept by Dr. Karwan Ans✓✓✓water is neither gained nor
lost from the water cycle, conservation of mass, the driving mechanisms
for the water cycle are solar radiation and gravity.
Which water reservoirs has the longest residence/recycling time?
Ans✓✓✓Deep Groundwater, up to 10,000 years.
How does water regulate the Earth's temperature? Ans✓✓✓Its high
specific heat.
Groundwater makes up what percent of our freshwater resources?
Ans✓✓✓30%
T or F, water is the only substance that exists naturally as a solid, liquid,
and gas. Ans✓✓✓True
What is a watershed? Ans✓✓✓Same as a drainage basin, an area of
land where surface water drains down to a single point.
What is the average rainfall for minnesota? Ans✓✓✓20-35 inches
