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Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
What year did the United Nations declare safe and clean drinking water and sanitation a human right?
2010
1900
1980
1999
How much water a day does the average human need to survive? What is that water for?
50 litres
30 litres for drinking, 10 litres for cooking, 10 litres for bathing and keeping clean
5 litres
3 litres for cooking, 2 litres to drink
30 litres (according to the UN) 5 litres for cooking and cleaning, 25 litres for bathing and keeping clean
0 litres
humans can survive without water
Who is most vulnerable to water disease?
teenagers and young adults
children
middle aged people
old people
What percentage of disease in developing countries is related to water?
10%
50%
80%
30%
What are some of the major diseases associated with contaminated water sources?
cholera
typhoid fever
Diarrhoea
All three diseases
What percentage of the world’s fresh water is ready for people to drink?
less than 20%
less than 1%
less than 40%
less than 5%
How many people on the planet do not have access to clean drinking water?
783 million
1 billion
1.53 billion
500 thousand
