Across
- 2. in order to control the rising demand for water, countries will increase the_____ of water
- 3. nature reserves such as forest and rivers are often used as catchment areas as they can retain fresh water
- 7. if we do not manage our water supply well,this would increase our________ and put us in an unfavourable position
- 9. one way to discourage excessive use of water is to input water conservation____
- 10. up to three quater of the earth fresh water supply is used to grow crops. this process is called_______
- 12. the process of removing salt from sea water is known as______
- 13. with the used of modern_______,people could increase the supplu of water.
- 14. one method of desalination is also known as ________
- 15. the_______ of using huge amount of water might be dire as one day there might be no fresh water for us to use
- 19. ______ water from another country is also another convenient way of obtaining fresh water
- 21. ______ osmosis is the process where sea water is pumped at high preasure to seperate salts from water
Down
- 1. an international_______ is an arrangement between countries to negotiate the sharing of water resources
- 4. as a country becomes more developed, people adopt to mordern and better_______
- 5. to ensure that there is enough eater to meet the rising demand is through water________
- 6. uneven_________ of fresh water might cause some countries to have limited supply of water if the population is much bigger
- 8. sinagpore has been able to tackle the______ limited supply of fresh water
- 11. the problem of water shortage is also known as water_______
- 16. water are used up in huge amount. thus, water is a ______ resource
- 17. ________ area is where rain falls and it is collected
- 18. this process where the supply of water is cut off to spread awareness about water conservation
- 20. fresh water are increasingly polluted by human activities. this causes _____ pollution
