Percentages
Facts
Citizen Involvement
Facts 2.0
Diseases
100

How much of Africa's population go up by in Mid-2011? 

2.6% per year 

100

Are mining disasters common because of water pollution? 

Yes 

100

Who is involved in this Water issue? 

Everyone in Africa 

100

Places with high populations has more trouble with water than other places that don't. True or False? 

True

100

How many people die every hour from diseases from the water? 

115

200

What percentage of the regions water sources are from the eight major river basins? 

75%

200

South Africa is the 38th 'driest' country in the world. True of False? 

False, it's the 39th

200

Water Stress occurs in how many African Countries? 

14

200

Does water scarcity prevent kids from going to school? 

Yep. 

200

In what year did half of Africa's population suffer from water related diseases? 

1997

300

What percentage was the annual rainfall in 2015? 

66%

300

More than a quarter of the population spends half an hour per round trip in Sub Saharan Africa. Is this true or false? 

True 

300

Do families travel together to get water? 

Yes, they do

300

Are women in more of a risk of the diseases from unsafe water? 

Yep. They have a lot of stuff to do at home so when they are sick, they can't do as well as a job as they normally do. 

300

Does education and government economic resources play a part in not getting medicine? 

Yes. Most of the time people don't know they have a disease. 

400

How much of Africa is arid or semi-arid? 

66% 

400

How many lakes are in Africa? (Hint: there's a lot.)

667

400

When did this problem start? 

In the 1800's

400

Does Africa also have troubles with physical and economic scarcity? 

Yes.

400

Are waterborne diseases deadly? 

Yes, they actually are one of the leading causes of death in the world. 

500

What percentage of people are without water in Sub Saharan Africa?

40%

500

What has climate change lead to? 

Desertification. 

500

How does this impact the citizens of Africa? 

Health issues, Agriculture issues, Conflict with others, etc. 

500

Is there aggression over whose water is whose? 

Yeah, sadly. 

500

List some diseases that you can get from unsafe water. 

typhoid fever, cholera, diarrhea, and more