Quiz: How much do you know about water?

The Amazon river supplies about 20% of the fresh water the enters the world's oceans.

• True

• False

Farmers require 911 gallons (3,450 liters) of water to produce 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) of rice.

• True

• False

The risk of disease is high if the water you drink is not clean. About 1 million people die each year from drinking dirty water.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

(about 6 to 8 million people die each year)

Farming uses a significant amount of water - up to 40 percent of the fresh water used worldwide.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

around 70% of fresh water is used for farming

The United States has built more than 80,000 dams to manage water for different uses such as producing electricity.

• True

• False

Scientists say that 13 gallons (50 liters) of water per day is adequate for one person.

• True

• False

You can collect water in a desert with just a sheet of plastic and an empty can.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Water is renewable resource, so we can use the same water again and again.

• True

• False

The Nile River in Africa (the longest river in the world) flows through four different countries.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

(11 different countries)

People in Australia use the smallest amount of water of any country in the world.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Mozambique, in Africa