Water Questions
1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water?
2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?
3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?
4. Observe the map above of world average annual precipitation (opposite).
(b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.
5. Observe the map above of water availability per person.
(a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?
(b) Which parts of the world appear to have small amounts of water per person?
6. Observe the diagram of water use.
(a) What are the main uses of water?
(b) Which uses have increased the most over the last century?
2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?
3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?
4. Observe the map above of world average annual precipitation (opposite).
(a) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move down from the southern to the northern tip of Africa.
(b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.
5. Observe the map above of water availability per person.
(a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?
(b) Which parts of the world appear to have small amounts of water per person?
6. Observe the diagram of water use.
(a) What are the main uses of water?
(b) Which uses have increased the most over the last century?
The Answers
1. 2.5 %
2. 0.49% is from groundwater and soil, 0.01% is from the atmosphere, rivers and lakes.
3. Because water is limited on earth.
4.
(a) In the southern tip there isn't that much rainfall, but when you go up in the middle of Africa there is a lot of rainfall. When you go back up there is very little rainfall.
(b) In the west part of Australia there is very little rainfall but when you go to the eastern side of Australia there is more rainfall.
5.
(a) On top of Asia, North America and South America. On top and on the eastern side of Australia. Southeastern part of Africa and around Indonesia and the Philippines.
(b) On top of Africa, the middle and southern part of Europe, in the middle of Asia southern part of Australia and the southern part of South America and North America.
6.
(a) Resevoir losses from evaporation and seepage
(b) Resevoir losses from evaporation and seepage
2. 0.49% is from groundwater and soil, 0.01% is from the atmosphere, rivers and lakes.
3. Because water is limited on earth.
4.
(a) In the southern tip there isn't that much rainfall, but when you go up in the middle of Africa there is a lot of rainfall. When you go back up there is very little rainfall.
(b) In the west part of Australia there is very little rainfall but when you go to the eastern side of Australia there is more rainfall.
5.
(a) On top of Asia, North America and South America. On top and on the eastern side of Australia. Southeastern part of Africa and around Indonesia and the Philippines.
(b) On top of Africa, the middle and southern part of Europe, in the middle of Asia southern part of Australia and the southern part of South America and North America.
6.
(a) Resevoir losses from evaporation and seepage
(b) Resevoir losses from evaporation and seepage
1 comment:
Good work on this Maria. I believe the last one, the one on interpreting the chart, is a very difficult question.
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