All living things need water to live.

Why do we need water?

• Drinking• Cooking• Washing• Watering

plants• Growing

crops• In the

bathroom

Salty water

97% of the water

Oceans and seas

Fresh waterMost of the fresh water is frozen at the poles with only 1% left for us to use

Salt water is not healthy for drinking or watering plants

It is water that flows through pores in the ground and fills the cracks and spaces of rocks under the ground.

Ground water

We get underground water by digging wells.