Water by farah
Transcript of Water by farah
Water
Our World• 70% of our world is
made out of water.• 97.5% is salt water
and 2.5% is fresh water. Of the fresh water, only 0.3% is in liquid form on the surface.
Countries suffer from Drought
AfghanistanCapital: KabulPopulation: 31,108,076Afghanistan suffers from severe droughts.
Countries suffer from drought
AustraliaCapital: CanberraPopulation: 22,507,617Severe droughts
Countries that suffer from drought
BrazilCapital: BrasiliaPopulation: 202,656,788 Recurring droughts in northeast
Countries that suffer from drought
AfricaPopulation:1.111 billion
Africa suffers from severe droughts all year round
Dirty WaterDirty water can cause:
• Vomiting or diarrhea• A sick stomach• Skin rashes• Cancer (Some kinds of cancer, like
leukemia, can happen after drinking bad water for a long time)
You get cholera from dirty water.
CholeraVibrio cholerae, the bacteria that causes cholera, is
usually found in food or water that is contaminated.
Causes:Foods and drink that is contaminated. Vegetables grown with contaminated water.Raw or undercooked fish and seafood caught in waters
polluted with sewage.
It is estimated that between 42 000 and 142 000 people die of cholera each year. Unfortuneatly many more deaths could be averted if medication is taken in time.
Saving Water
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Thanks for watching!!!!!
By Farah Callaghan