water

2. 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.

3. Countries suffer
from Drought
Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Population: 31,108,0
76
Afghanistan suffers
from severe droughts.

4. Countries
suffer from
drought
Australia
Capital:
Canberra
Population:
22,507,617
Severe
droughts

5. Countries
that suffer
from
drought
Brazil
Capital: Brasilia
Population:
202,656,788
Recurring
droughts in
northeast

6. Countries
that suffer
from
drought
Africa
Population:
1.111 billion
Africa suffers
from severe
droughts all
year round

7. Dirty 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.

8. Cholera
 Vibrio 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.

9. Saving Water
http://www.taptips.ie/
Look at this site for loads of
info!!!!

10. By Farah Callaghan