Water Stress
What Water Stress means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
The demand for water exceeding the available amount during a certain period, which can be caused by over-extraction as well as low rainfall.
When demand for water exceeds the available supply during a certain period, or when poor quality restricts its use (UN defines as < 1,700m³ per person/year).
When the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period, or when poor quality restricts its use.
Topics that use Water Stress
- Food (AQA GCSE)
- Countries at different levels of development have water supply problems (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Meeting the demands for water resources could involve technology and interventions by different interest groups (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The supply of fresh water supply varies globally (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic Water Scarcity
- Over-abstraction
- Physical Water Scarcity
- Water deficit
- Water surplus
- Appropriate technology
- Aquifer
- Demographic growth
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