Chapter 1 GEOGRAPHY: AN EXPLORATION OF CONNECTIONS

World Water Day: Coping with Water Scarcity

After watching the World Water Day: Coping with Water Scarcity video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Of the water that covers 75% of the Earth, the amount that is salt-free and available for use is

.25%

2. The proportion of the world's population with no access to sanitation facilities is

25%

30%

40%

50%

3. About how many people worldwide are without access to clean water?

100 million

500 million

1 billion

2 billion

4. The cost of providing clean water for all the world's people by 2015 and thus meeting the Millennium Goal, is equivalent to about

The cost of a moon shot

The amount that Europeans and Americans spend on bottled water

The cost of the war in Iraq

The cost of a new car