Strategies to Increase Supply (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Reservoir
Reservoir
Artificial lake created by dam to store water
Direct supply reservoir
Direct supply reservoir
Stores water for release to municipal water supplies
Multi-purpose reservoir functions
Multi-purpose reservoir functions
Flood control, power, water supply, fishing, tourism
Inter-basin transfer
Inter-basin transfer
Moving water from surplus areas to deficit areas
China South-North project annual transfer
China South-North project annual transfer
25 billion tonnes of water
Beijing tap water from Central route
Beijing tap water from Central route
Two-thirds supplied by Central route
Desalination
Desalination
Removing salt from seawater to produce fresh water
Reverse osmosis process
Reverse osmosis process
Filtering seawater at high pressure through membrane
Beckton plant daily capacity
Beckton plant daily capacity
180 million litres
Desalination main limitation
Desalination main limitation
Very energy intensive, high greenhouse gas emissions