Where does water come from

Question 1

What is ground water?

Answer 1

Water which as seeped through the surface and stored in soil and rock below

Question 2

Where does Las Vegas revive its water from?

Answer 2

90% from the Colorado river

10% from ground water

Question 3

How much as ground water decreased in Las Vegas?

Answer 3

90m

Question 4

How many tourists visit Las Vegas?

Answer 4

35 million in 2007

Question 5

Where is Las Vegas situated?

Answer 5

The desert- it is fragile (habitat animals and plants)

Question 6

How does Mexico access ground water?

Answer 6

Drilling and pumping Aquifers

Question 7

Why are Mexico’s Aquifers under threat?

Answer 7

Because some parts of the Colorado River are lined so water can’t seek into the ground

Question 8

How much of the worlds water is fresh?

Answer 8

3%

Question 9

Of the fresh water how much is frozen?

Answer 9

77%

Question 10

What percentage of the worlds water is in lakes rivers streams and reservoirs?

Answer 10

Less than 1%

Question 11

What percentage fresh water is ground water?

Answer 11

22%