Dwindling Freshwater Resources Article
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4 questions
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Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
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Read the following sentences from the article:- For example, freshwater sources enable the development of fisheries.
- About seven-tenths of the world's fresh water is used for agriculture.
Farmers around the world use irrigation to transport water to their fields.
- In the future, demand for agricultural fresh water will only increase as global populations grow.
What CENTRAL idea does this evidence support?
Read the following sentences from the article:
- For example, freshwater sources enable the development of fisheries.
- About seven-tenths of the world's fresh water is used for agriculture. Farmers around the world use irrigation to transport water to their fields.
- In the future, demand for agricultural fresh water will only increase as global populations grow.
What CENTRAL idea does this evidence support?
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Read the following passage introducing fresh water.In modern America, we have access to clean, fresh water every day. Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes. Despite its importance for life, though, fresh water is extremely rare. Less than one-thirtieth of all the water found on Earth is fresh water. The remaining water is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean.
What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about fresh water based on this selection?
Read the following passage introducing fresh water.
In modern America, we have access to clean, fresh water every day. Each time we turn on the tap, plumbing systems bring this important resource into our homes. Despite its importance for life, though, fresh water is extremely rare. Less than one-thirtieth of all the water found on Earth is fresh water. The remaining water is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean.
What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about fresh water based on this selection?
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What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about clean drinking water?
What is MOST likely the reason the author included the information about clean drinking water?