ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Every day, the average American family uses about 552 gallons of water. Compare this to the average African family, which uses about 5 gallons of water a day. Most Americans get their water delivered to their home, usually through a tap, and can almost always count on it being sanitary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ground water Yet there is limited sources available to provide clean drinkable water in Africa, one of the research conducted in 2007 has shown that over 40% of Africans use groundwater as their main source of drinking water, particularly in North and Southern African countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Walking for water in Africa More than 3 million children and nearly 14 million women walk more than 30 minutes to collect water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the water diverted for human use in Africa is used for irrigated agriculture. All too often these agricultural developments have been planned improperly and have not achieved their forecast benefits for the poor.