Global Availability and Demand (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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People lacking safe water access globally
People lacking safe water access globally
785 million
S. America water per person vs N. Africa (times more)
S. America water per person vs N. Africa (times more)
Over 100 times more
% lacking water access in rural vs urban areas
% lacking water access in rural vs urban areas
82% rural, 18% urban
Water stress threshold (m³ per person annually)
Water stress threshold (m³ per person annually)
Below 1,700 m³
Water scarcity threshold (m³ per person annually)
Water scarcity threshold (m³ per person annually)
Below 1,000 m³
Physical water scarcity: where & why
Physical water scarcity: where & why
Arid areas where natural water resources insufficient
Economic water scarcity: cause
Economic water scarcity: cause
Lack monetary resources to access available water
Hydropolitics definition
Hydropolitics definition
Negotiations to resolve conflicts over shared water resources
Number of transboundary river basins globally
Number of transboundary river basins globally
276
Tibetan Plateau nickname & rivers sourced
Tibetan Plateau nickname & rivers sourced
Water Tower of Asia; 10 major Asian rivers