ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Little access to water and low rainfall
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Lots of money to buy water
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Lots of access to water, through rain and rivers
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No water at all
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Detailed explanation-1: -A drought happens when a period of low rainfall leads to a shortage of water. It is starting when total rainfall is well below average for several months.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lack of access to safe water sources is a leading risk factor for infectious diseases, including cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. It also exacerbates malnutrition, and in particular, childhood stunting. In the chart we see that it ranks as a very important risk factor for death globally.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ten poorest countries in terms of water resources per inhabitant are Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahirya, Maldives, Malta, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over one billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to clean water. The main barriers to addressing water problems in developing nations include poverty, costs of infrastructure, and poor governance. The effects of climate change on the water cycle can make these problems worse.