SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which of the following factors significantly contributes to the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
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Erosion
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Irrigation
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Pollution
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Sedimentation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The desiccation of the Aral Sea is the result of water extraction from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers during the Soviet era for irrigation of cotton, wheat, and rice. These unsustainable water management practices transformed the landscape and ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-2: -The irrigation of the cotton fields from the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers, contributed a great deal to the disappearance of the Aral Sea to more than half of its original size.
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