ABOUT INFOGRAPHICS An infographic is a picture that gives you information Infographics can be graphs charts maps or other sorts of pictures The infographics in this book are about the environment Infographics make information easier to understand We see infographics all over the place every day They appear in books newspapers on television on web sites on posters and in advertisements Binulagitt x
How much water we use Here is a simple infographic It shows how much water one family uses each day 2 6 gallons 10 liters Average U S household
Water What do we use water for This infographic shows how we use water for different things This number is a percentage It means 27 gallons out of every 100 gallons Toilet 27 22 Washing machine 17 Shower 16 Drinking washing and cooking 5 13 Other Lost from leaky pipes
How much water This infographic shows how much water different activities use up at home flushing the toilet 3 gallons taking a shower 2 gallons a minute 1000 washing machine O 26 gallons I running a faucet 1 gallon a minute filling a bath 2 gallons a minute dishwasher load 11 gallons Farms and factories need much more water than homes This graph shows how much water is used in farming and industry compared with at home 11 20 10 Homes Industry Farming
