Starter quiz
- Choose the best word to complete the sentence. Many settlements were built near ...
- people
- fields
- rivers ✓
- mountains
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- True or false? All people in the world have equal access to water.
- True
- False ✓
- How is water helpful for farmers?
- for watering crops ✓
- for cleaning shoes
- for farm animals to drink ✓
- for washing clothes
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What type of water body is shown in the picture?- 'river' ✓
- Which of these factors cause a problem with access to a water supply?
- poverty ✓
- distance from the source ✓
- dry weather ✓
- thirst
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- Many settlements grew thanks to boats travelling on rivers buying and selling goods. This is called ....
- 'trade' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these are natural surface water sources?
- lakes ✓
- swimming pools
- reservoirs
- rivers ✓
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- What is the purpose of constructing a reservoir?
- for people to fish in it
- to go swimming in it
- to store water in wet places ✓
- for people to sail on it
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- How is water transferred from reservoirs to other places that need water?
- in trucks
- in bottles
- in rain
- in pipelines ✓
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- If a rock is described as porous, what does this mean?
- there are holes in it
- it is not natural
- water can flow through it ✓
- it is found underwater
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- Complete the sentence. _______ is an example of a porous rock.
- iron
- wood
- chalk ✓
- plastic
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- What type of natural water source is found underground?
- 'aquifer' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In the UK, water comes from surface water sources (rivers, lakes, reservoirs) and underground water sources (aquifers).
- The greatest demand for water in the UK comes from areas that have the least water supply.
- Reservoirs collect water in the wettest parts of the UK, to pipe to cities and towns in other areas for drinking water.
Common misconception
That aquifers are soaking wet and we can see or feel them.
Aquifers are areas of porous rock deep underground, we can not see or feel them from the surface. Rocks, like cliff faces or outcrops that we can see are not soaking wet because the water is found far deeper within the aquifer.
Keywords
Reservoir - A reservoir is a lake built behind a dam to store water.
Aquifer - Aquifers are porous rocks that can store and filter water.
Pipeline - Pipelines transfer something from one place to another, usually a liquid or a gas.
Consumption - Consumption is the process of using up resources.
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