Water around the world | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these everyday tasks uses water?
- brushing teeth ✓
- brushing hair
- washing dishes ✓
- watching tv
- making a cup of tea ✓
How many days do you think humans can survive without water for?
- 1
- 10
- 3 ✓
Where is a gutter located on a house?
- alongside the roof ✓
- in the bathroom
- under the garden
- down an outside wall
Match the words to the descriptions.
- gutter
  
  ⇔
  
  an open pipe next to a roof that collects rainwater ✓
- drain
  
  ⇔
  
  a pipe taking wastewater from a building to the sewer ✓
- sewer
  
  ⇔
  
  an underground pipe that takes wastewater away from buildings ✓
- stopcock
  
  ⇔
  
  a tap that controls water entering a building ✓
What type of water do we get from taps in our homes?
- rainwater
- mains water ✓
- bottled water
- wastewater
What do we call the water that is left after it has been used for a task like washing dishes?
- 'wastewater' ✓

Exit quiz

How do humans use water?
- for rain
- for eating and drinking ✓
- in lakes
- to water plants and grow crops ✓
- for transport and trade ✓
Humans ______ survive without water.
- 'cannot' ✓
Which of these is the best location to build a new settlement?
- inside a forest
- on a mountainside
- near a river ✓
- in a desert
What does this map tell us about water supply around the world?
- everybody has equal access to water
- some countries do not have enough water ✓
- not everybody has equal access to water ✓
- all countries around the world have enough water
Poverty is a cause of lack of access to water. This is when people or countries do not have enough ....
- 'money' ✓
One of the biggest problems caused by lack of clean water is the spread of ....
- 'disease' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Humans need water to stay alive: for drinking, eating, washing, growing crops, energy production, trade and more.
Most settlements were built around rivers for access to fresh water and trade.
People around the world do not have equal access to clean, safe water.
Lack of access to clean water has consequences for people including death and disease.

Common misconception

That everyone, all around the world, can easily access clean fresh water whenever they need it.

In the UK, it is easy to take water for granted because it comes out of the tap. This isn't possible in all communities. In some places, water is very scarce. People may have to travel miles to reach water as they do not have taps in their homes.

Keywords

Energy - Energy is the power used to make things work, for example to provide heat or light or to operate machinery.
Trade - Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between people, companies and countries.
Disease - Disease is an illness or sickness caused by poor health, infection or harmful substances, but not by injury or accident.
Settlement - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.