1. Where in the World is all the water?
What is the pattern of freshwater in the World?
Why do some places enjoy a water surplus and others suffer a water deficit?

2. Learning Objectives To know a range of sources of freshwater.
To know that water resources are unevenly spread across the globe.
To understand factors that create a water deficit.

3. Water, capitals and countries loop cards
Starter
Water, capitals and countries loop cards

4. Main: The hydrosphere is ‘the part of the Earth that contains water’.
Sources of fresh water
Ice

6. In pairs describe the pattern of the distribution of freshwater across the world.

7. Is there enough freshwater for us all?
What evidence do we need to collect before we can answer this question?

8. Look at the cards you have been given carefully.
How does the water balance from country to country?
Using an atlas locate the place on your card
Predict if it has a higher or lower water consumption rate than the UK
Does it depend on water originating from outside its border?
Does it have a water surplus or deficit?

9. Where am I? Post-it note fun!
Plenary
Where am I?
Post-it note fun!

10. Homework
Identify the different sources of water and decide which are accessible to people.
Use evidence to predict whether a country has a water surplus or deficit