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Water Earth’s crisis

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people on Earth have access to running water in their house?

a)

2/10

b)

8/10

c)

7/10

d)

5/10

2.

Which town is in risk to run out of water?

a)

Paris

b)

New York

c)

Beijing

d)

Cape Town

3.

How much water is traped in ice at the poles?

a)

97%

b)

51%

c)

19%

d)

2%

4.

Which country is the richest in terms od water resources per capita?

a)

UK

b)

Kuwait

c)

Canada

d)

Poland

5.

Which source of water się easier to access?

a)

Lakes and rivers

b)

Underground water

6.

How many people live in Mexico City?

a)

6 milions

b)

11 milions

c)

22 milions

d)

80 milions

7.

Where does Mexico City get its water from?

a)

Lake

b)

Aquifers

c)

River

d)

Waterfall

8.

Water consumption decreased in the last century.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How much water is needed to produce one cup of coffee?

a)

28 l

b)

2,500 l

c)

130 l

d)

74 l

10.

Water will be the …. of 21. century

a)

petroleum

b)

air

c)

carbon

d)

limestone

11.

What causes water loss in Mexico City?

a)

Animal attacks

b)

Dry air

c)

Leaky pipes

d)

High humidity

12.

Where Colorado River starts?

a)

In Canada

b)

In USA

c)

In Mexico

d)

In Panama

13.

Some analysts say that the Syrian civil war was caused by

a)

Plague of rats

b)

Warlords conflict

c)

Excessive rainfall

d)

Severe drought

14.

Who is the most affected by the water crisis?

a)

The rich

b)

The poor

15.

What is the solution to water crisis that Philadelphia started in 2017?

a)

Tying water proces to income

b)

Closing the taps

c)

Giving water freely to everybody

16.

What Cape Town was able to achieve?

a)

Push back Day Zero

b)

Increase water consumption

c)

Decrease water consumption

d)

Speed up Day Zero