geog unit 3 key facts for water 1.5 / 5 based on 7 ratings ? GeographyThe economy and global superpowersA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: natCreated on: 31-05-11 19:38 key facts - water only 1% of earths total water resources are easily accessible as surface water. water supply is unevenly spread with 2/3 of world live in areas recieving only 25% of world rainfall. 1.5 billion people are without safe water. currently 845,000 dams in the world - 2/3 of all surface freshwater is obstructed. 90% of water used by humans is used in agriculture 1 of 2 key facts superpowers in 2008 53/100 top global brands were from the US there are 800,000 chinese run businesses in africa the use accounts for 22% of the worlds CO2 emmisions from 2000 - 2007 the USA total economic growth was 41% whereas Chinas was 185% after WW2 the british empire declined quickly in 2009 Russia destabiled Europe by cutting off gas supplies 2 of 2
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