GeoActive-water

1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water?
A: There are 2.5 percent supply of fresh water.

2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found?
A: Here are some places that fresh water is found; ice on land, groundwater, soil, atmosphere, rivers and lakes.

3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is still a problem. Why?
A: Because nowadays, people use modern technology and engineering. For examples, people build malls and other buildings that degrades infiltration. So the water might lead to somewhere else.

4. a) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the Southern to the Northern tip of Africa.
A: In the South part of Africa, the rainfall is about 250-1000mm, but if you travel to the middle, it's alot of rainfall, which is 1000-2000mm. In the North part, the rainfall is very little, under 250mm. That's why in the middle east it's mostly full of dry deserts.

b) Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western to the eastern tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.
A: The western part of Australia is dry, but a bit more rainfall than the Middle East. If you keep moving to the right, the reain gets heavier.

5. a) Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person?
A: The top part of Asia, north america, south america, the middle of africa and the western and northern part of Australia.

b) Which parts of the world appear to have a small amount of water per person?
A) Mostly Europe, Asia and Africa appear to have a small amount of availability.

6. a) What are the main uses of water?
A: The main uses of water are drinking, because you can't live without it, and for showering because it's also a survival need.

b) Which uses have increased the most over the last centuary?
A: Probably industrial jobs, as in if the factories were making new juices or bottled water.