Which of the Following Water Resource Problem Does NOT Reflect

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following water resource problem does NOT reflect reality?

• A)Mexico is facing the most serious water shortages of any country in the Western Hemisphere - the aquifers that supply water to Mexico City and the agricultural state of Guanajuato are dropping rapidly.
• B)In China water supplies are precarious due to population pressures - for example water table levels are dropping and river water diversion projects for irrigation are depriving downstream areas of water.
• C)Three-fourths of the world's 200 or so major watersheds are shared between at least two nations, thus face management issues associated with their shared use.
• D)All of these choices.

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