post midterm

Frage	Antworten
water security	condition of water resource; extent to which it is threatened by overuse or contamination. access to adequate quantities of water, of acceptable quality, for human and environmental uses
threats to water security	population growth, urbanization, globalization, climate change, bioterrorism
reliable monthly discharge	flow equalled or exceeded, on average, in all but one month in 10 years
in-stream water uses	hydroelectricity, navigation, recreation, waste disposal
pollution point sources	industrial, sewage discharge
pollution non-point sources	agricultural runoff
qanats	subterranean, gravity-driven filtration systems in the Middle East, existed for centuries
common law	ancient customs or cumulative decisions of judges
virtual water	volume of water required to produce a commodity
riparian	a person who owns land that borders on or is crossed by a watercourse with a known and defined channel

Zusammenfassung der Ressource

	Erstellt von Chantelle Lin vor mehr als 10 Jahre