Pathways 2 Water Quiz

The Amazon River supplies about 20% of the fresh water that enters the world's oceans.

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• FALSE

Farmers require 911 gallons (3,450 liters) of water to produce 2.2. pounds (1kg) of rice.

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• FALSE

The risk of disease is high if the water you drink is not clean. About 1 million people die each year from drinking dirty water.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

About 6 to 8 million people die each year from drinking dirty water.

Farming uses a significant amount of water - up to 40% of the fresg water used worldwide.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

About 70% of all the water in the world is used for farming!

The United States has built more than 80,000 dams to manage water for different uses such as producing electricity.

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• FALSE

Scientists say that 50 liters of water per day is adequate for one person.

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• FALSE

You can collect water in a desert with just a sheet of plastic and an empty can.

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• FALSE

Water is a renewable resource so we can use the same water again and again.

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• FALSE

The Nile River in Africa (the longest river in the world) flows through four different countries.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

The Nile River flows through 11 countries.

People in Australia use the smallest amount of any country in the world.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

People in Mozambique use the least water in the world.