Water Stress Flashcards
How much water do we use every day?
Flushing the toilet - 30% Baths and taps - 21% Showers - 12% Washing clothes - 13% Washing up - 8% Outdoor - 7% Other - 5% Drinking - 4%
Is the temperature near the Equator hot or cold?
Hot
The population of the USA is 315 million. What impact could this have on water stress?
There would be more people using water everyday
Egypt relies on tourism. How could tourism lead to water stress?
Tourists are likely to stay at hotels with plenty of water and since Egypt is a hot place, there should be a swimming pool that gets cleaned every day
What is the weather like in a desert?
It’s very hot and dry and it wouldn’t rain much which means there wouldn’t be plenty of water
There is a tropical rainforest in Brazil. Why doesn’t Brazil suffer from water stress?
Even though Brazil is hot, the water evaporated and turns into clouds where it rains again because there’s a rainforest
South Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of wine. It takes 890 litres of water to produce one litre of wine. How would this lead to water stress?
You use water to grow grape trees and to put in the wine. If you grow lots of grape trees to make lots of wine, you’d be using loads of water
Many of our products are made in India. What is the impact this could have on water stress?
They wash the wool and cloth before making the clothes and after they’ve made them, they wash them again so they’re clean and ready to get put in a store
How much of our water is drinkable?
Only 1% of our water is usable because most of it is undrinkable sea water
What will happen to our population within the next 50 years?
Within the next 50 years, the world population is expected to grow by another 40-50%. This is leading to problems with the production of food. Farmers will find it very difficult to meet the world’s food needs as one of the limiting factors will be the amount of water available
What’s one of the human causes of water stress?
One human cause of water stress is taking fresh, clean water for granted. Many rich people are oblivious to the fact that while they have clean water, more than 5 million people die every year from water-related diseases with 98% of these in the developing world and 90% of these deaths are children
