GEOGRAPHY Chapter 2 Glossary Crossword

Rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water that falls from the sky when water particles in clouds become too heavy.
The water in freshwater lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers
Water that is stored in the soil or that stays on top of the soil or in vegetation.
A change in the world's climate. This can be very long term or short term, and is caused by human activity.
Precipitation not absorbed by soil, and which runs over the land and into streams
The entire area of land that contributes water to a river and its tributaries.
The volume of water that flows through a river in a given time.
The change from year to year in the amount of rainfall in a given location.
The process of which water is converted from a liquid to a gas and thereby moves from land and surface water into the atmosphere.
The amount of moisture in the air.
Drinking water that is safe for human consumption.
A situation that occurs when the demand for water is greater than the supply available.
A situation that occurs in a country with less than 1000 cubic metres of renewable fresh water per person.
All the water used to produce goods and services. Food production uses more water than any other production.
The total volume of fresh water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by an individual or country.
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.