Developing Central Asian Agriculture Required Significant Diversions of Water

question 51

Multiple Choice

Developing central Asian agriculture required significant diversions of water. Which body of water has lost 90% of its surface area and 80% of its volume since 1950? ​

• A)the Black Sea
• B)the Baltic Sea
• C)Lake Baikal
• D)the Dead Sea
• E)the Aral Sea

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