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Table 1: Actual and predicted water consumption in the United Kingdom by sector (million m³/day), 2000–2050

Year	Domestic (million m³/day)	Industrial & Commercial (million m³/day)	Agricultural (million m³/day)	Total (million m³/day)
2000	12.4	8.5	1.8	22.7
2010	13.8	7.6	2.1	23.5
2020	15.2	6.8	2.5	24.5
2030 (predicted)	16.4	6.1	2.9	25.4
2040 (predicted)	17.5	5.5	3.2	26.2
2050 (predicted)	18.5	5.0	3.6	27.1

Using Table 1, state one possible reason for the trend in domestic water consumption in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2020.

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Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water Questions

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Geography
Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water

52 exam-style questions on Edexcel A GCSE Geography Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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Question 18

Table 1: Actual and predicted water consumption in the United Kingdom by sector (million m³/day), 2000–2050

Year	Domestic (million m³/day)	Industrial & Commercial (million m³/day)	Agricultural (million m³/day)	Total (million m³/day)
2000	12.4	8.5	1.8	22.7
2010	13.8	7.6	2.1	23.5
2020	15.2	6.8	2.5	24.5
2030 (predicted)	16.4	6.1	2.9	25.4
2040 (predicted)	17.5	5.5	3.2	26.2
2050 (predicted)	18.5	5.0	3.6	27.1

Using Table 1, state one possible reason for the trend in domestic water consumption in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2020.

[1]

Markscheme

Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water Questions

GCSE
Geography
Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water

52 exam-style questions on Edexcel A GCSE Geography Overview of the global and UK distribution of food, energy and water. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.