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Minds ON. What runs and never gets tired? What runs and has no feet, roars but has no mouth?. Resources: Water. If the water in this 20 L bucket represents the water on Earth, how much do you think is in a form that is available to humans?. Review. 97.5% of Earth’s water is salt water
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Minds ON • What runs and never gets tired? • What runs and has no feet, roars but has no mouth?
If the water in this 20 L bucket represents the water on Earth, how much do you think is in a form that is available to humans?
Review • 97.5% of Earth’s water is salt water • 2.5% of Earth’s water is fresh water • 98.7% of fresh water is frozen/underground • 0.3% of fresh water is surface water • Less than 1% of Earth’s water is usable for humans.
Watershed An area of land into which all of the rivers, streams flow into a larger body of water.
A watershed can be affected by: - opographyof the land (shape, slope) • Geology (type of rock) • Climate (drought vs. rainy season) • Vegetation (density) • Agricultural, industrial, urban development
How much fresh water is in the Great Lakes? 21% of the world’s surface fresh water is in the Great Lakes
How did Canada get all this water? How does water shape the land?
Local Great Lakes Issues • Great lakes water levels dropping due to climate change • Pressure to send water from Great Lakes to southern USA • Pollution from industries surrounding lakes