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What percentage of the earth is covered by water?

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75%75%

CORRECT!75% of the earth’s surface

is covered in water.

a. 3 %

b. 10 %

c. 5 %

What percentage of the earth’s water is fit for human use?

About 97% of the water on earth is salt water.

We can’t use most of the freshwater because it is out of our reach, locked into polar snow and ice.

CORRECT!Only 3% of the earth’s water

is fit for human use.

a. 10%

b. 50%

c. 70%

How much of the human body is made of water?

CORRECT!The human body is made of nearly

70% water.

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How many glasses of water should you drink every day?

8 12

CORRECT!8 glasses is the recommended

amount of water we should drink daily.

a. 1 day

b. 1 week

c. 1 month

About how long can a person survive without drinking anything?

CORRECT!A person can live without

food for more than a month,

but can only live

without water for about one week.

About how many peoplein the world do not

have access to clean,safe drinking water?

About how many peoplein the world do not

have access to clean,safe drinking water?

b. 1 billion

a. 3.5 billion

c. 2.4 billion

CORRECT!Almost 1 billion people do not have access tosafe, clean drinking water. Caritas works with communities around the world to change this.

In Australia, the average amount of water that each

person uses every day is 493 litres.

What is the averagedaily water use in Ethiopia?

5litres

41litres

575litres

CORRECT!On average, someone in Ethiopia

uses about 5 litres of water a day.That’s less water than the

average toilet flush at 9½ litres.

5litres

The recommended basic water requirement per person per day is 50 litres. That’s for drinking, cooking and keeping clean and healthy.In Kenya the average daily water usage is 41 litres and in the USA it is 575 litres!

575litres

41litres

a. Families are more healthy

b. Babies do not have diarrhoea

c. Food crops are watered

What are the advantages of having a safe source of water?

CORRECT!In fact, all the answers are

right. Clean water helps people stay healthy. And when people

are healthy they can work, go to school and look after

their crops and animals!

Caritas Australia is working to make sure people have

access to clean, safe water.

Now you know how precious water is - take action!

• Turn the tap off when you are cleaning your teeth

• Have showers instead of baths

• Tell someone else about this quiz

• Use water sensibly!

Picture credits:

Claire KirkLeticia Valverdes Marcella Haddad Caroline Irby Ashenati Gudeta/EthiopiaLives.net

Adapted from a resource produced by CAFOD

Last updated Jan 2012

Sources: cafod.org.uk, endwaterpoverty.org.uk, wateraid.org.uk, dfid.gov.uk, hdr.undp.org