For the World's Poor, Drinking Water can Kill

According to the text, why are so many people on this planet getting sick from drinking water?

• they have to drink tap water

• they only are allowed to drink soda

• they do not have access to safe, clean water

• they drink too much water for their bodies to handle

Why are so many people unable to have access to clean drinking water?

• Water on Earth is either salt water or frozen by ice caps

• Many people do not live close to a body of water

• The fish drink most of the world's water supply

• Not everyone has a well

What is one major risk of drinking dirty water, as mentioned in the text?

• Chicken Pox

• Malaria

• The Common Cold

• Diarrheal Disease

Why does polluted water lead to poverty?

• It makes it hard for people to grow food

• People get sick and cannot work

• People die from drinking polluted water

• People have to travel far to get fresh water

What is the goal of the Water4 Organization?

• To give bottled water to all poor countries

• To put a water tower in all villages

• To end the global water crisis

• To teach people how to find their own clean water