What Is the Main Cause of the Decline in the Size

question 54

Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of the decline in the size of the Aral Sea?

• A)A dam failed and as a result it drained the Aral Sea reservoir.
• B)Pesticides contaminated the fish living in the sea and thus the water was drained to try and restore the fishstock.
• C)Water was diverted from the sea to irrigate cotton in the Soviet Union.
• D)Global warming lowered water levels due to decreases in precipitation and increases in evaporation.