The global hydrological cycle and the drainage basin system: Practice Questions

• a.Below \(1000\) m³ per person.
• b.Below \(1700\) m³ per person.
• c.Below \(500\) m³ per person.
• d.Below \(2500\) m³ per person.

• a.A rural drainage basin with gentle slopes and high levels of depression storage.
• b.A large, elongated drainage basin with predominantly permeable limestone geology.
• c.A drainage basin with dense forest cover and deep, sandy soils.
• d.A drainage basin with high drainage density and impermeable crystalline rock.

• a.Strict land-use zoning that prevents the expansion of agricultural settlements.
• b.Over-abstraction of surface water resources and the depletion of groundwater aquifers.
• c.The implementation of integrated drainage basin management (IDBM) frameworks.
• d.The use of cloud seeding technologies to induce artificial precipitation.

• a.It is an open system driven by tidal forces and geothermal energy.
• b.It is an open system where water frequently escapes into the upper atmosphere.
• c.It is a closed system driven exclusively by the Earth's rotational momentum.
• d.It is a closed system driven by solar energy and gravitational potential energy.

• a.The specific velocity of water at a single point in the river channel during a storm event.
• b.The legal framework governing water sharing between international trans-boundary users.
• c.The annual variation of discharge of a river resulting from climate, geology, and soils.
• d.The total volume of sediment transported by a river from source to mouth over a decade.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

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