GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these statements is true about fresh water?
A
An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth.
B
In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.
C
Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource, but today it is considered an inexhaustible resource.
D
The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Considered by the United Nations as an essential human right, access to clean freshwater is both necessary for human life to thrive, and an increasingly fragile resource as more and more sources of clean freshwater fall under the threat of climate change. All life on Earth depends on water, a vital natural resource.

Detailed explanation-2: -Having clean water is vital to our individual health, our collective agricultural needs, and the needs of our environment. It is the foundation of all life and important to sanitation, human rights, urbanization, sustainability, economic growth, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite its importance for life, though, freshwater is an extremely rare resource on Earth. Less than three percent of the water found on Earth is freshwater, and the remaining 97 percent is salt water, such as what is found in the ocean. Most of the world’s freshwater is not easily accessible to humans.

Detailed explanation-4: -An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth. The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water. Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource, but today it is considered an inexhaustible resource.

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