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Page 1: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Resource: Water

Page 2: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Water Distribution

Salt water: 98%

Fresh water: 2%

Ice caps & glaciers: 69%

Ground water: 30%

Lakes & rivers: 1%

Canada has 0.5% of Earth’s population…but 20% of it’s fresh water

Page 3: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

How much fresh water is in the Great Lakes?

21% of the world’s surface fresh water is in the Great Lakes

Page 4: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Thermal power generation: Coal, nuclear, natural gas power plants

Page 5: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water
Page 6: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Canada’s Water Consumption

How does Canada compare to other developed countries?

Page 7: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Water problemsAs the world’s population increases the amount of clean fresh water is decreasing

Page 8: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

International Issues one in eight people (884 million) lack

access to safe water supplies 3.6 million people die each year from

water-related disease. Poor people living in the slums often

pay 5-10 times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.

Page 9: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water

Local Great Lakes IssuesGreat lakes water levels dropping

due to climate changePressure to send water from

Great Lakes to southern USAPollution from industries

surrounding lakes

Page 10: Resource: Water. Water Distribution Canada has 0.5% of Earths population …but 20% of its fresh water