ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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0.3%
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3%
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13%
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33%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Only about 0.3 percent of our fresh water is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps. Of all the water on Earth, more than 99 percent of Earth’s water is unusable by humans and many other living things!
Detailed explanation-2: -Almost all of it is locked up in ice and in the ground. Only a little more than 1.2% of all freshwater is surface water, which serves most of life’s needs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fresh water makes up under 3% of all water on earth, and nearly 65% of this drinkable water is tied up in glaciers. Rivers, streams, lakes, and dams that hold freshwater contain 1% of potable water while groundwater accounts for 0.3%.
Detailed explanation-4: -Water covers approximately 71 % of the Earth’s surface. Only 3 % of the available Earth’s water is freshwater.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although water covers almost 70 percent of the earth, just 2.5 percent of it is fresh. The rest is ocean-based and saline. Complete answer: Only 0.006% of water is fit for human consumption from the total water available.