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Block___________ Date__________________

1. NEARLY 30% OF FRESH WATER IS IN THE SOIL OR

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2. RIVERS AND LAKES MAKE UP JUST 1% OF THE EARTH'S
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3. MOST HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ARE BASED ON RIVERS LIKE
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4. WATER PUMPED FROM UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS NOW PROVIDES _______
of the world's freshwater.
5. NINE MAIN CRISIS POINTS DEPLETING EXISTING RESOURCES
A. ____________________
B. DAMAGE FROM _________________________
C. DROUGHTS CAUSED BY ___________________
D. POLLUTION FROM _______________________
E. DESERTIFICATION OF _____________________
F. CHEMICAL ______________________ OF AQUIFERS
G. WHOLE LAKES AND RIVERS ____________________
H. CROP YIELDS ________________: IMPORTS __________________
I. DEATH FROM WATER BORNE _____________________
6. NEARLY 800 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE NO
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7. HALF THE WORLDS HOSPITAL BEDS ARE OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE
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8. 400 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE ALONG THE
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9. What can you do to help the world's water crisis? How do you think it
would help? Write at least five sentences.