4 The trouble of water

Junior Secondary Exploring Geography (Third Edition)

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4 The trouble of water

1 Is there enough water for the whole world?

1.1 How much water do we have?  Textbook p. 3

About:

Found in rivers and lakes (surface water), plants,

the atmosphere and groundwater

Frozen in glaciers and ice caps

1.2 Where does freshwater come from?  Textbook pp. 4–5

1 Water goes round and round between the oceans and seas, the atmosphere and the
land through different processes in a cycle. This movement of water is called the
water cycle .
2 Fill in the blanks to show different processes in the water cycle.

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 Textbook p. 6
1.3 How are the freshwater resources distributed globally?
1 Freshwater resources are ( evenly / unevenly ) distributed across the world.
2 Some countries face an unstable water supply. In years with high rainfall, the freshwater
supply may be ( adequate / inadequate ). But in dry years, water scarcity may occur.

1.4 What is the threat to global freshwater resources?  Textbook pp. 7–9

Complete the flow chart below to show the threat to global freshwater resources.
( Increasing / Decreasing ) (Increasing / Decreasing ) Major threat: Inadequate
demand for freshwater supply of clean freshwater freshwater supply

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Reasons: Reasons:
1 Growing population 1 Water pollution
 Higher demand for freshwater for  When clean freshwater is polluted
domestic and economic by sewage and industrial
activities waste , it cannot be used

(Credit: McKay Savage/Flickr)

2 Climate change
 Some regions receive less
precipitation

2 Higher living standards

 A larger amount of water
consumption leads to larger
water footprints

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