Geographical applications 2018 – THINK about: Water in the UK Using the choropleth map, describe the pattern of rainfall in the UK. __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Water stress in England Transform that map into three key statements. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ Future demand for water on south east England Reduce that information into four key facts about water demand. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________ Geographical applications 2018 – THINK about: Water in the UK Managing water demand in Oxfordshire A new reservoir for Oxfordshire Water in the UK (p3) Prioritise – identify the key reasons why the scheme is needed. ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Major water schemes in England and Wales Using the map, compare (similarities and differences) the existing water transfer schemes to the suggested schemes. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New reservoir for Oxfordshire Transform – there are four main things that contribute to the growing problem of water stress, draw pictures to illustrate them. Water in the UK (p3) Reduce - list four possible schemes to increase supply of water to the south east of England. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________

Proposed site of Abingdon reservoir Derive – using the maps – write three instructions on how to get the water from Abingdon to London. 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ Thames Water management plan Transform the reasons for growth of demand into four drawings. The effect of weather on demand for water Connections – explain the links between temperature, rainfall and the demand for water. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Water in the UK (p3) Transform – draw a sketch map of the OS map, highlighting at least seven key details. Annotate it. Farmoor Reservoir - Oxfordshire Criticise – to what extent can Farmoor be regarded as a success? _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary points Deconstruct – list seven key bits of data that will be useful in writing your final 9 mark answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. A new reservoir for Oxford Categorise the possible impacts into social, economic and environmental. ______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________