Safe water projects could mean that more children go school.
True
Some families are forced to drink contaminated water.
True
Nearly ……………………………… billion people live without clean drinking water.
one
the condition of being poor
Poverty
The water crisis has a direct impact on some children's reading and writing skills.
True
Only a small number of children who get water-related diseases die every year.
False
dirty, polluted and unsafe for people to use
contaminated
More medicine is purchased as a result of safe water projects.
False
Africa alone could save ……………………………… billion hours each year
40
a time of intense difficulty or danger.
crisis
extremely large
vast
The water crisis can only be solved with modern technology and solutions.
False
Just ……………………………… dollars can provide one person with access to a clean water project in their village.
20
The water that these women and children collect is often unsafe.
True
a tap; the thing you turn on to get water from a pipe (American English)
a faucet
The water crisis only affects Sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America.
False
What is it?
swamp
. Women and children often walk up to ……………………………… hours a day to collect water from the nearest swamp, pond or river.
three