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What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?
desalination
water conservation
drilling more wells into aquifers
building more dams
The most efficient way of irrigation is _______
Sprinkler irrigation
Surface irrigation
Drip system
Canal Alignment
What are the two main problems with water?
overuse and pollution
frozen and too salty to drink
too many fish and pollution
color and taste
------------- pressure on agriculture forces increasing use of groundwater?
Population
industries
all the above
Why is fresh water a limited resource?
It isn't because it is a renewable resource
97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.
Only 2.6% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.
Where 97.4% of Earth's water is stored?
Glaciers
pH
Groundwater
Sea water
AMOUNT OF WATER COVERING EARTH
97%
74%
70%
68%
THREE FORMS OF WATER
We have seen that most of the water that we get as rainfall just flows away. This is a waste of precious natural resource. The rainwater can be used to recharge the groundwater. What is this process called ? Choose 2 answers
Water saving
Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater saving
Water Harvesting
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