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Grade 7 Geography: Water Systems — Scarcity, Management & Transboundary Issues
1.
land that drains water into a shared stream, river, lake, or ocean outlet
2.
a river, lake, or aquifer that crosses or forms borders between more than one country or region
3.
when available freshwater is insufficient for the needs of people and ecosystems that depend on it
4.
planning and operating how water is stored, allocated, treated, shared, and protected
5.
a person, group, or organization with an interest in how water is used or managed
6.
Answers vary: farmers, cities, industry, Indigenous communities, fishers, ecosystems/wildlife managers, hydropower operators
7.
pollution, dams, and withdrawals can travel with the flow across the basin
8.
an underground layer that stores and transmits groundwater
9.
land that drains into a shared stream/river/lake
10.
river/lake/aquifer that crosses or forms borders
11.
not enough water for people and ecosystem needs
12.
planning how water is stored, allocated, treated, shared, protected
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