ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following has the greatest quantity of freshwater?
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Ice Caps and Glaciers
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Surface Water
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Groundwater
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Antarctic ice sheet holds about 90 percent of the fresh water that exists on the Earth’s surface. The ice sheet covers approximately 8.7 million square miles.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘Polar ice and glaciers’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Glaciers and polar ice caps store the maximum percentage of freshwater (69%), followed by ground water (30%), followed by rivers (0.33%), and lastly, the atmosphere (0.035%).
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