ECO GAME SHOW Where in the World GAME

ECO GAME SHOW “Where in the World…”

GAME PLAY: § Multiple choice answers will appear § All will be based on the question “Where in the World…” § You select the correct answer: A, B, C, or D § Everyone will reveal their choices together § We’ll tally points as we go § At the end of the game the top three scorers win prizes!

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is 70% of the freshwater located? A. Ice and snow cover in the mountains B. Groundwater C. The Great Lakes D. Oceans Q 1

Correct Answer: A. Ice and snow cover in the mountains Groundwater makes up 30% Lakes and rivers make up about. 3% Oceans are salt water, not fresh water A 1

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…have 4 million tubewells been installed to provide safe drinking water A. Nepal B. India C. China D. Bangladesh Q 2

Correct Answer: D. Bangladesh 4 million installed over the past 20 years It provides safe drinking water to 95% of the population. However, the largest mass arsenic poisoning in history occurred due to these A 2

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is only 13% of sanitation linked to sewage systems A. The Carribean B. Africa C. Asia D. Antarctica Q 3

Correct Answer: B. Africa Access to sanitation linked to a sewage system: - Latin America and the Caribbean: 66% - Asia: 18% - Africa: 13% A 3 Source: World Health Report (WHO, 2004)

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is the largest dam located? A. China- Three Gorges Q 4 Dam B. United States- Hoover Dam C. United States- San Louis (in California) D. Canada- Syncrude

Correct Answer: A. China- Three Gorges Dam Lake Mead behind the Hoover Dam is only 30 miles long The lake behind Three Gorges Dam is 410 miles long! A 4

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is 90% of the worlds ice located? A. North Pole B. Mountain Regions C. Antarctica D. South America Q 5

Correct Answer: C. Antarctica A 5 Source: Gulf of Maine Research Institute

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is the longest River? A. Asia B. Africa C. Canada D. South America Q 6

Correct Answer: B. Africa Nile River in Africa is 4, 132 miles long The next longest river is the Amazon in South America which is 4, 087 miles long A 6 Source: Encyclopedia Britannica and others

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…is the only continent (excluding Antarctica) where everyone has access to clean water? A. North America B. Europe C. Australia D. Asia Q 7

Correct Answer: C. Australia A 7 Source: wikipedia. com

WHERE IN THE WORLD…

…has there been the least amount of progress in improving water sources? A. Caribbean B. South East Asia C. Middle East D. Sub-Saharan Africa Q 8

Correct Answer: D. Sub-Saharan Africa The least progress in improving water sources is in Sub-Saharan Africa. This region only improved 9% from 1990 to 2006. A 8