Beginning with Increased Diversion of Water During the 1950s, What

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Multiple Choice

Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

• A) Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate, causing villages that previously enjoyed a "seaside" location to be stranded 40 miles inland from the shore.
• B) Oil has been discovered on the seabed.
• C) Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear.
• D) Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes.
• E) All of the answers are correct, except the discovery of oil on the Aral seabed.

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