Water - an introduction

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Across
  1. 4. increases in this will continue to put pressure on our available water
  2. 5. lifespan 61,000 litres are consumed across this (2 words)
  3. 7. a teaspoon this amount out of 1L represents the useable fresh water available to us (3 words)
  4. 9. an industry that uses a lot of water for growing crops
  5. 11. the percentage of the earth’s surface covered in water
  6. 13. clean, safe drinking water is this to our survival
  7. 14. a period of abnormally low rainfall is referred to as this
  8. 15. the distribution of water around the world is this
  9. 17. three-quarters of the world’s water is trapped here
Down
  1. 1. wells used by multiple people are known as this
  2. 2. these threaten our fresh water supply
  3. 3. scarcity continents such as Africa face this issue
  4. 6. as a resource, water is this
  5. 8. only 2.5% of the world’s water is this
  6. 10. around one-quarter of the earth’s water is found here
  7. 12. some people have to walk at least this distance to access fresh water
  8. 16. what Victorians have been urged to do in regards to their water use