Assignment 1 (weight 10/100 pts)

Water Resources and their Sustainable Management

Environmental Issues in Lebanon
Student Name & ID:…………… Date:……………………

I. Choose the correct answer for the following questions (1 pt each)

1. Main factors causing water scarcity are all of the below except:
a. Dry climates and drought
b. Population growth and increased demand
c. Economic growth
d. Water conservation

2. Virtual water is:

a. Indirect use of water
b. The hidden water use in food, consumed goods and products
c. The practice of trading commodities which themselves contain water
d. The practice of trading commodities which contain other liquids (i.e. water substitutes).

3. The major concerns about obstructing deep groundwater are all of the below except:
a. Non-renewable
b. Little is known about the geological and ecological impacts of pumping deep groundwater
c. Some flow beneath more than one country
d. Costs of tapping is very high
e. Technology is not available

4. Building dam-and-reservoir systems has greatly increased water supplies in some areas, but
it is not considered the best solution by environmentalists because:
a. It disrupts ecosystems
b. Very expensive
c. Doesn’t store enough water
d. Can get polluted quickly

5. All of the below are reason for NOT considering desalinization (removing salt) of convert
salty ocean water to freshwater, EXCEPT:
a. High cost to establish desalinization factories
b. High energy cost for operation
c. Enhancement of fishery production Could more water living organisms marine organisms while
d. Generation of large quantity of brine wastes

II. What are the 2 main challenges fresh water resources are facing? (1 pt)

III. Mention 4 reasons why water is highly precious as a natural resource. (2pts)

IV. Mention 4 means for water conservation? (2pts)