(a) A bath in Ireland (c) A full load in the washing machine (b) Towns
(c) Mining (b) In small trolleys (d) On poles on their shoulders
7. The average amount of water a person in the developing world uses per day for drinking, washing and cooking is the same as that used for:
(b) A car wash in Ireland (d) A toilet fl ush
8. Access to drinking water in the developing world is worst in: (a) Cities
Exercise 42D Becoming aware of water scarcity Key Skills
Success criteria (c) Villages (d) Rural areas
(d) Agriculture
6. In many parts of the developing world, women must travel long distances collecting water which they carry:
I can identify diff erent types of water scarcity (shortages) and where is mostly likely to be aff ected by it.
Water insecurity is when people do not have access to a safe, constant and adequate supply of water. Water insecurity can have two causes:
1. There is a physical shortage of water, such as in areas hit by drought or desert areas. This is known as physical scarcity.
2. There is water but there are no wells, pumps or ways of transporting the water. This is known as economic scarcity.
Water is needed for drinking, cooking, washing, feeding animals and watering plants. Around 1.42 billion people live in areas of high or extremely high water scarcity.
Working in pairs, look at the map above and answer the following questions. 1. What parts of the world have little or no water scarcity? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________