Exam 1: Lecture 5: One Health and Water, Land, and Air Flashcards
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How long can a person live for without water and food?
A person can live for as many as 21 days without food, but only 3 days without water
What percentage of the world is covered in water?
70%
What percent of the human body is composed of water
60%
What is the most poorly managed natural resource
Water
- From all of the world, only a small fraction is available as fresh, accessible, liquid water
How much water comes from rivers and lakes
less than 1%
29% of water is underground
70% of water is glaciers
overall fresh water makes up 3% of total water
Cananda has 0.5% of the world population, but only ____% of the worlds liquid freshwater
20%
China has 20% of the world population but only ____% of the freshwater supply
7%
_____% of the water withdrawn from surface and groundwater sources is not returned to these sources
70%
Across the globe, irrigation is considered (least/largest) user of water. Irrigation produces 40% of the wolds food
Largest
Irrigation produces what % of the worlds food
40%
T/F: Water is constantly withdrawn from both surface and groundwater sources for human use
true
Define Consumptive water use
Consumptive water use does NOT return the water to its original source
Define Non-Consumptive water use
Non-consumptive use does not remove or only temporarily removes water from the orgional source and then returns it
How much water in gallons per ton does production of Soy use?
2,500
How much water in gallons per ton does production of Eggs use?
3,200
How much water in gallons per ton does production of chicken use?
4,500
How much water in gallons per ton does production of pork use?
5,900
How much water in gallons per ton does production of beef use?
20,700
What agricultural production uses the most water in gallon per ton
Beef production
What are impacts of Livestock Production on water quality
Nutrient loading of N and P from animal and feed waste
- biological oxygen demand
- Eutrophication of aquatic systems
Biological contamination
- Water borne bacteria, viruses and parasites
- drug residue contamination in surface runoff
- Heavy metal feed additives in surface runoff
What is defined as loss of soil in a particular area?
Erosion
Soil erosion affects water and wait quality and soil producitivity
Define soil erosion
the breakdown, detatchement, transport and redistribution of soil particles by wind, water or gravity
What is the main cause for soil degradation in most of the world?
Agriculture acitivites
Define Desertification
Dryland and regions become increasingly arid, losing their bodies of water, vegetation and wildlife
Occupy nearly half of the earts areas and are home to 1/3 of the human population
Drylands expierence water secuirty which limited production of crops, forage, wood and ecosystem sevices needed for survival
This is a globally expanding issue