AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Households use water for many purposes: drinking, cooking, washing hands and body, washing clothes, cleaning cooking utensils, cleaning the house, watering animals, irrigating the garden, and often for commercial activities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water can be used for direct and indirect purposes. Direct purposes include bathing, drinking, and cooking, while examples of indirect purposes are the use of water in processing wood to make paper and in producing steel for automobiles. The bulk of the world’s water use is for agriculture, industry, and electricity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public Water Use (same as Utility Water Use) Residential Water Use (same as Domestic Water Use) Rural Water Use. Thermoelectric Power Water Use.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most commonly promoted public water conservation actions include: repairing household leaks, taking shorter showers, closing faucets whenever possible, running dishwashers and washing machines only when full, and installing low-flow appliances [10, 17–27].