7E

Aaron HUDEC
Humanities
7E
Water - Humanities

1. Where is:
The largest Swimming pool: Chile, San Alfonso del Mar.
The waterfall with the most water: Khone Falls on the Mekong River in Laos.
The largest fresh water river: Superior river in North America.
The place on earth with most rainy days: Kauai, Hawaii.
The wettest place: Hawaii's Mount Waialeale.
The biggest dam: Mosul dam in Iraq.
The highest number of desolation plants: The desolation wilderness.
The longest river: The Nile River , Egypt
The driest place: Antarctica, Dry valley,





Chile, San Alfonso del Mar.
Khone Falls on the Mekong River in Laos.
Superior Lake in North America.
Antarctica, Dry valley
2. What percentage of the worlds water is:
Salty: 97%
Ice: 2%
Fresh: 1%
3. How much does it rain where you live? How does that compare to the
wettest place?
Melbourne: 650mm per year
Hawaii's Mount Waialeale: 11,500mm per year
4. Where in the world did the most rainfall in a 24 hour period?
2,493 mm (98.15) at Cherrapunji, India
5. Which place in Australia recorded the wettest year?
1950 Queensland, average rainfall of around 1,125 millimetres (44.3 in)
6. Which is the wettest town in Australia? Which is the driest part of
Australia?
Driest: Coober Pedy, SA. Wettest: Tully, Queensland.
7. How is water used by people around the world?
We drink it, use it for firefighting, water our plants and pee in it.
8. Who uses the most water in the world per person? Name the countries
that use the least amount of water per person.
Most: 2,500 m3, United States Least: Kuwait,
9. How is water used in Australia? Why is the lack of water a concern for
Australians?
We drink it, use it for firefighting, water our plants and pee in it. Without it we
wouldnt have any of these things.
10. Name the crops that use the most water. Which crops use the least?
Most: Rice. Least: Cactus.
11. Why is access to water a human right?
Because we need it to live.
12. Define the terms Water Scarcity and Water Stress.
Water scarcity: They have a lack of water.
Water Stress: Not enough water to meet the peoples needs.
13. Name 3 countries that are experiencing Water Scarcity and 3 countries
that are experiencing Water stress.
Water Scarcity: Indonesia, South Africa and Kenya.
Water Stress: Iraq, Afghanistan and Arabia.
14. How does dirty water affect health?
Since we are made of water we need a lot to help us live. It is like
petrol, without it, we will die.
15. Find out about Cholera and Typhoid.
Cholera: Water related disease causes Vomiting.
Typhoid: Causes rose spots on chest.
16. How many people in the world have no access to clean water?
738 Million people
17. A number of agencies are working in countries to improve access to
sanitation and clean water. Choose one (E.g Water aid, Water.org,
CARE and A Glimmer of Hope) and find out what they are doing.