Accessing Water resources

Only a tiny

percentage of that water is fresh and available for consumption.

• True

• False

What is the percentage of freshwater available?

What is the groundwater locked away underground?

What percentage of water in freshwater lakes?

Available fresh water is not

evenly ___________across the planet

A country with large rivers.

Countries with high rainfall, such as Indonesia and Papua New

Guinea, can be thought of as being___________.

Australia is thought of as ____________.

When it rains, water seeps into the soil to provide _________ for

plants to survive.

In the __________, all the

spaces between soil and rock particles are filled with water.