China's Current Need to Increase Its Water Supply Is Rooted

question 3

Multiple Choice

China's current need to increase its water supply is rooted in

• A)the need to grow more crops to support its growing population.
• B)providing drinking water for southern urban areas.
• C)developing mining industries in the arid northwest.
• D)using water as a trading item to get preferential treatment for its exports.

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