Chapter 6: Fresh Water

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Across
  1. 4. Water held underground in soil, rocks, or other spaces
  2. 6. Indigenous peoples consider this the giver and protector of life
  3. 7. The scale used to measure the ratio of water supply compared to the demand for it - comes from the root word Arid
  4. 10. The demand for water in an environment unrelated to human usage
  5. 12. Scientists believe this will make dry places drier and wet places wetter
  6. 13. Water that comes from the earth's surface
  7. 16. Percentage of world's water that is fresh
  8. 18. An evil company that extracts huge amounts of water from Ontario to sell in bottled water
  9. 19. After Canada, this country has the most fresh water available in the world
  10. 21. Percentage of freshwater that is held in ice and snow
  11. 22. Taking water from a store with the purpose of using it up
  12. 24. Diverting water to places that need it or want it
  13. 25. Fancy word for water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
Down
  1. 1. A city in the USA that uses far more water than it should considering it's AI (Aridity Index)
  2. 2. The amount of water there is, provided through rain and other precipitation
  3. 3. Taking water from a store with the purpose to return it later
  4. 5. When water is unsafe to drink places especially Indigenous reserves are put under "___________" advisories
  5. 8. The area of land in which all of the water flows to the same body of water
  6. 9. Water given off by plants in the environment
  7. 11. A type of water usage where the water is supplied to farming
  8. 14. This town in the Grey County, nearish to Owen Sound, had an incident where their water supply was poisoned killing 7 people
  9. 15. A type of water usage where the water is supplied to homes and families
  10. 17. A type of water usage where the water is supplied to businesses and factories
  11. 20. The ways in which stores move from one store to another
  12. 23. Places where water is stored, whether natural or man made