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W. A. E. R. T. G. C. E. A. L. N. H. L. Click to start. E. What percentage of the earth is covered by water?. C 75%. B 66%. A 50%. CORRECT! 75% of the earth’s surface is covered in water. What percentage of the earth’s water is fit for human use?. A. 3 %. B. 10 %. C. 5 %.
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What percentage of the earthis covered by water? C 75% B 66% A 50%
What percentage of the earth’s wateris fit for human use? A. 3 % B. 10 % C. 5 %
CORRECT! Only 3% of the earth’s water is fit for human use. About 97% of the water on earth is salt water. We can’t use most of the freshwater because it is out of our reach, locked into polar snow and ice.
How much of the human body is made of water? A. 10% B. 50% C. 70%
CORRECT! 8 glasses is the recommended amount of water we should drink daily.
About how long can a person survivewithout drinking anything? A. 1 day B. 1 week C. 1 month
CORRECT! Although a person can live without food for more thana month, a person can only live without water for about one week.
About how many peoplein the world do nothave access to clean,safe drinking water? A. 3.5 billion B. 1.1 billion C. 2.4 billion
CORRECT!Over 1.1 billion people do not have access tosafe, clean drinking water. CAFOD is workingwith communities around the world to change this.
5litres 41litres 595litres In the UK the average amountof water that people use every day is 104 litres. What is the averagedaily water use in Ethiopia?
5litres 595litres 41litres CORRECT! On average people in Ethiopia use about 5 litres of water a day.That’s less water than the average toilet flush at 9 ½ litres. The recommended basic water requirement per person per day is 50 litres. That’s for drinking, cooking and keeping clean and healthy. In Kenya the average water use per day is 41 litres and in the USA water usage is 595 litres!
What are the advantages of havinga safe source of water? • Families are more healthy B. Babies do not have diarrhoea C. Food crops are watered
CORRECT!In fact, all of the answers are right. Clean water helps people to stay healthy. And when people are healthy they can work, go to school and look after their crops and animals! CAFOD is working to make sure everyone has access to clean, safe water.
Now you know how precious water is - take action! • Turn the tap off when you are cleaning your teeth. • Have showers instead of baths. • Tell someone else about this quiz. • Use water sensibly!
Photos by Claire Kirk, Leticia Valverdes, Marcella Haddad, Caroline Irby, Ashenati Gudeta/EthiopiaLives.net Sources www.cafod.org.uk, www.endwaterpoverty.org.uk,www.wateraid.org.uk, www.dfid.gov.uk CAFOD July 2007