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water vs oil

water vs oil Matt Clark Block A Geography 12 Water always has and always will have a fundamental role in the continuation of life on our planet. Oil however, has not. Crude oil has never been a necessity, but a luxury in our everyday lives. Water is more precious than oil. This can be shown through its variety of uses and its necessity in our lives and for our well being. Oil of course has many uses in our world but is not fundamental in the survival of life. The future for both oil and water is troubled, oil is being rapidly leached by humans and water is being slowly contaminated. Alternatives can be found for oil, but not for water. Oil and water can be compared and ranked for importance in three major areas of use; agricultural, industrial and domestic use. Life is not possible without water. “Without water, there can be no life. Every living thing- plants, animals and people- must have water to live.” Of course this means that agriculture would not be possible without a supply of water. “Agriculture uses 47% of the fresh water available, or about 200 billion litres a day.” Water feeds plants and irrigates lands allowing farmers to produce crops. “Industry accounts for about 40% of all fresh water use” Industry uses water to transport goods, cool machinery, dispose of waste, as a power source, and refining of natural resources. Water is used in the making of steel, plastic and paper as well as numerous other products. “The amount of water it takes to make the steel for one washing machine is 15,000 litres.” These are only a small amount of uses that water has in industry. This leaves about 10% of the water supply for domestic use, “the average person uses 300 litres of water per day” The main uses being personal hygiene and home cleaning such as dishwashers and washing machines for clothing, and of course we consume water in order to stay alive. At first glance it would look as if oil had no role in agriculture, but it does play an important part; without oil, or gas, the machinery used to plant, harvest and process crops would not run. Of course there are alternative sources of energy, but for the moment oil is the energy source of choice. Oil is an integral part of industry, it is refined and becomes gasoline which in-turn powers gasoline engines, which can be used for transportation, simple and complex machinery and in various other fields of industry. In the domestic situation, oil is used in our cars, boats and airplanes. Crude oil, once refined, makes it possible for quick and easy transportation around our world and around our homes. Water is a nessesity of life. Oil is not. Oil, for the time being is the worlds largest energy source, supplying 40% of the worlds energy. However, alternate energy sources can be found making the use of oil obsolete. Without the discovery of oil, people would still function and life would still go on as normal. Soon this lack of oil will be a reality; “If we continue consuming oil at present rates, known reserves will be depleted in about 40 years.” The fact of the matter is, oil is not a necessity, never has been, and most likely never will be. Oil is luxury in our lives and has been since its discovery. In the past, oil has been used by humans all around the world to aid in their everyday life. Whether it be to add light to a dim cave, to lubricate a motorized plough, or to run an automobile used to take children to school. The common theme running through these is that none are necessities. Each of these tasks can be accomplished through other means and in these cases, as with most, oil is a luxury. Without water there would be no people, there would be no life. Water will never disappear because of the hydrologic cycle or the water cycle. The water cycle is a process that consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation. This cycle will constantly recycle water on our planet and help it move from one place to another. “Of all the water on the earth, only one hundredth of one percent is readily available to us” This may sound like a small amount, but this is more than enough water to support the world’s current population. The problem facing humans is, like in real estate, location, location, location, people as well as the water are unevenly distributed. Bibliography:

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