THE WATER CYCLE

THE WATER CYCLE

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1. What percentage of the world's supply of water is fresh water? 2.5 percent of water is fresh.
2. Where is the world's supply of fresh water found? Most of the worlds fresh water is located in rivers, lakes, soil, ice and underground.
3. Even though the supply of fresh water is abundant it is sitll a problem. Why? It is a problem because the amount of people and water isnt evenly spaced out.
4. Observe the map of world average annual precipitation. A: Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the southern to the northern tip of africa? B: Describe the changes in rainfall that occur as you move from the western tip of Australia along the Tropic of Capricorn.
5. Observe the map above of water availability per person. A: Which parts of the world appear to have a large amount of water available per person? B: Which parts of the world appear to have a small amount of water per person?
6. Observe the diagram of water use. A: What are the main uses of water? B: Which uses have increased the most over the last century?