1. Water
Geography of Canada

2. Water Water, Water Everywhere… How Much Water Do You Use? Water Facts
Water Misuse in Canada

3. Water, Water Everywhere…
“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” Huh?!
There is a lot of water on planet Earth. BUT…
97% of it is in the oceans
2% of it is locked in glaciers
leaving approximately 1% for all of the land based plants, animals, and 6.5 billion humans to survive on

4. How Much Water Do You Use?
Town/City
Consumption (litres/person)
Whitby
973
Ajax
968
Oshawa
964
Pickering
950
Newcastle
936
Uxbridge
809
Courtice
736
Bowmanville
732
Orono
609

5. How Much Water Do You Use?

6. Water Facts Almost 9% of Canada’s total area is covered by freshwater
There is enough freshwater on the earth to cover Canada and the US to a depth of 1.8 kilometers
Approximately 60% of Canada’s fresh water drains north while 85% of the population lives along the southern border
Canada holds 20% of the worlds fresh water supply
There are up to chemicals in commercial use worldwide that end up making there way into the water cycle

7. Water Facts Toilets use over 40% more water than needed
Many homes lose more water from leaky taps than they need for cooking and drinking
Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes
One out of every three Canadians depend on the Great Lakes for their water

8. Drainage Basins of N. America
Arctic Ocean Drainage Basin
Hudson Bay Drainage Basin
Atlantic Ocean Drainage Basin
Pacific Ocean Drainage Basin
Gulf of Mexico Drainage Basin

9. Drainage Basins of N. America
Major Waterway
Region
Pacific Ocean
Fraser, Columbia
West of Rockies
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie
Territories
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Prairies + Northern Ontario and Quebec
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence
Southern Ontario and Quebec + Maritimes
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Southeastern U.S.A.

10. The Water System
List the names of the stages in order as they appear.

11. The Water System
1. Catchment

12. The Water System
2. Dams

13. The Water System
3. Water Treatment

14. The Water System
4. Transport

15. The Water System
5. Usage at Home

16. The Water System
6. Sewers

17. The Water System
7. Sewage Treatment

18. The Water System
8. Reuse

19. The Water System

20. Water Misuse in Canada

21. Water Misuse in Canada
Proposed water diversion projects