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Which continent is the Great Man Made River in?
Middle East
Asia
Africa
Mediterranean
The Great Man Made River takes water from which aquifer?
Tripoli Aquifer
Nubano Aquifer
Nubian Aquifer
Sabaa Aquifer
What type of rock is the aquifer made from?
Sandstone
Granite
Limestone
Chalk
Which two major cities receive most of the water?
Benghazi and Tripoli
Tripoli and Sabaa
Tripola and Libya
Benghazi and Sabaa
The aquifer stretches underneath which countries?
Egpyt
Libya
Niger
Chad
All of the above
Who initiated the Great Man Made River
Trump
Gaddaffi
Putin
May
How many KM of pipeline were built?
4000
5000
6000
7000
It was needed because
The temperature in the summer can reach 30 degrees C
A lot of evaporation occurs due to heat so groundwater is sparse
Many people live on the North coast and cannot access water
People drinking 4 litres of water a day
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of the pipeline?
Libyan people can grow their own crops
NATO warplanes bombed the repair factory
It can burst and leak water
The pipeline cost $15bn for the first phase
What is placed into the pipeline to spot leaks?
Candy sweet laces
Wire brushes
Fibre optic cables
What year did NATO warplanes bomb the repair factory?
2009
2010
2011
2012
What % of Libyan people are now employed in the project?
60%
70%
80%
90%
The pipeline allows people to irrigate, what does this mean?
Drink and hydrate
Wash their food before they eat it
Water their crops
Take long showers
How much drinking water is sent to the two major cities in the north?
6 million m3
6.5 million m3
7 million m3
7.5 million m3
How much did phase 1 of 5 cost?
$13bn
$13.5bn
$14bn
$15bn
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