Causes
This happens when there is not a lot or enough rain.
What is a drought?
A lack of clean water can make people sick with diseases like this one often spread through dirty water.
What is cholera? (or waterborne disease)
Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth is an example of this.
What is water conservation?
This continent has many regions facing extreme water shortages, especially in the north.
What is Africa?
About this percentage of Earth’s water is fresh and usable for humans.
What is about 1%?
This human activity uses huge amounts of water to grow crops, often leading to shortages.
What is agriculture (or irrigation)?
Crops fail without enough water, leading to this major global issue.
What is hunger (or food shortage)?
This method collects rainwater for later use.
What is rainwater harvesting?
This large country in Asia faces water stress due to its huge population and pollution.
What is India?
The human body is made up of about this percentage of water.
What is about 70%?
Cutting down forests can reduce rainfall and disrupt the water cycle.
What is deforestation?
Animals may die or migrate when water sources disappear, affecting this.
What is ecosystems (or biodiversity)?
This technology removes salt from seawater to make it drinkable.
What is desalination?
This region, including countries like Saudi Arabia, is one of the driest in the world.
What is the Middle East?
This is the only substance on Earth naturally found as a solid, liquid, and gas.
What is water?
This global problem raises temperatures and can worsen water shortages by increasing evaporation.
What is climate change?
People may be forced to leave their homes due to lack of water; they become these.
What are refugees (or climate refugees)?
Reusing water from sinks or showers for irrigation is called this type of water use.
What is greywater recycling?
This U.S. state often experiences droughts and water shortages, especially in recent years.
What is California?
What percent of the earth is covered in water?
What is 70%?
When too many people use water in one area faster than it can be replaced, it’s called this.
What is overuse (or over consumption) of water?
Conflicts between countries or regions over limited water resources are known as this.
What are water conflicts (or water wars)?
Growing crops that require less water is an example of this type of farming approach.
What is sustainable agriculture?
This shrinking body of water between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is a famous example of human-caused water loss.
What is the Aral Sea?
This amount of the human brain is water
What is 75%