INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture accounts for approximately 80 percent of the United States’ consumptive water use and over 90 percent in many Western States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nationwide, landscape irrigation is estimated to account for nearly one-third of all residential water use, totaling nearly 9 billion gallons per day.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common water uses include: Drinking and Household Needs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The use of agricultural water makes it possible to grow fruits and vegetables and raise livestock, which is a main part of our diet. Agricultural water is used for irrigation, pesticide and fertilizer applications, crop cooling (for example, light irrigation), and frost control.