resource: water. water distribution canada has 0.5% of earths population …but 20% of its fresh...
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Resource: Water
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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
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How much fresh water is in the Great Lakes?
21% of the world’s surface fresh water is in the Great Lakes
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Thermal power generation: Coal, nuclear, natural gas power plants
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Canada’s Water Consumption
How does Canada compare to other developed countries?
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Water problemsAs the world’s population increases the amount of clean fresh water is decreasing
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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.
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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
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