Question
Explain the distribution of water in the world.

Answer

The three-fourth surface of the Earth is covered with the water.
The distribution of this water in percentage is given below
→ 97.3% of total water is saline or salty in Oceans and seas.
→ Only 3% of total water on the earth is freshwater. This freshwater can be found in ice-caps (2.0%), ground water (0.68%) fresh water lakes (0.009%) inland seas and salt lakes (0.009%), atmosphere (0.0019%) and rivers (0.0001%).

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