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What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?

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What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?

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Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. Following are its main causes-

Growing
population
lover-exploitation
unequal distribution of water among social groups.

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Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water.

Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects.

Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistakes and rewrite them correctly. (A) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilisation of water resources.

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Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water.

Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects.

Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistakes and rewrite them correctly. (A) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilisation of water resources.

Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects?

Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’.

Enact with your classmates a scene of water dispute in your locality.

Collect information on how industries are polluting our water resources.

Find out other rainwater harvesting systems existing in and around your locality.

Make a list of inter-state water disputes.

Find out more about any one traditional method of building dams and irrigation works.

From your everyday experiences, write a short proposal on how you can conserve water.

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Chapter 3 NCERT Class 10 Geography SOLUTIONS

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More NCERT Questions

Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water.

Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of multi-purpose river projects.

Explain how water becomes a renewable resource.

Here are some false statements. Identify the mistakes and rewrite them correctly. (A) Multiplying urban centres with large and dense populations and urban lifestyles have helped in proper utilisation of water resources.

Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects?

Based on the information given below classify each of the situations as ‘suffering from water scarcity’ or ‘not suffering from water scarcity’.

Enact with your classmates a scene of water dispute in your locality.

Collect information on how industries are polluting our water resources.

Find out other rainwater harvesting systems existing in and around your locality.

Make a list of inter-state water disputes.

Find out more about any one traditional method of building dams and irrigation works.

From your everyday experiences, write a short proposal on how you can conserve water.

Related Topics

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