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Can you answer the following questions?
1. This picture shows you the countries of the Mediterranean area. Why are some regions green and others brown?
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Normalized deviated vegetation index
G. Begni, MEDIAS-France
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a) Within the green areas there is more farming.
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b) Within the brown areas there is no irrigation cultivation.
Therefore nothing can grow in this region.
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c) Within the green areas there is more precipitation.
Therefore there is more vegetation in this region.
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2. Which of the following statements are correct?
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a) The climate in the countries of the Mediterranean area is characterised by hot, dry summers, and cold, wet winters.
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b) The climate in the countries of the Mediterranean area is characterised by humid, warm summers, and cold, dry winters.
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c) The climate in the countries of the Mediterranean area is characterised by chilly summers, and mild winters.
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3. These diagrams show the water consumption of Spain and Norway.
Attach the diagrams to the correct country.
Does the left one belong to Spain and the right one to Norway or the other way round? To check, if you were right, click on the questionmarks to see the solution.
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3. These diagrams show the water consumption of Spain and Norway.
Assign the diagrams to the correct country.
Does the left one belong to Spain and the right one to Norway or the other way round?
To check, if you were right, click on the question marks to see the solution. |
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1. Industrie, 2. Household, 3. Farming |
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water consumption of Norway and Spain, author: Julia Heres |
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4. This diagram shows the annual precipitation of Ravensburg (Germany).
Have a look at the diagram and then answer the questions. If you think the answer is correct click the green button, if not click the red one.
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Annual Precipitation of Ravensburg, Germany, by Sarah Ancot
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a) There has been a meteorological drought in 1979.
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b) There has been a meteorological drought in 1989.
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c) There has been a meteorological drought in 1996.
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5. What is correct?
Click the green button if you think the answer is correct and the red one if you think it is wrong.
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a) A decrease of soil humidity is a consequence of meteorological drought.
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b) The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere decreases as a consequence of meteorological drought.
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c)Hydrological drought is measured by the water level of rivers, lakes, water reservoirs and water leading layers.
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d) Hydrological drought is measured by the water consumption of field irrigation.
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6. Describe “agricultural drought”.
7. Which factors that are independent from climate may enforce an aridity catastrophe?
8. Even if aridity catastrophes can not be predicted very precisely, there are precautions
that can be taken in these areas. Can you name some of them?
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About this page:
- Author: S. Ancot - University of Nürnberg - Germany
- scientific reviewing:
- educational reviewing: Dr. Schrettenbrunner / J. Heres
- last update: 16.12.03
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