Using Freshwater Sources

People use water for

• industry

• household purposes

• transportation

• agriculture

• recreation

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Cities, industries, and farms compete for _____ ______, the legal right to take water from a particular source.

Water is constantly recycled in the water cycle.

• True

• False

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Sometimes water is used faster than it can be replaced by precipitation.

• False

• True

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A _____ ________ occurs when there is too little water or too great a demand in an area, or both.

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What are two reasons a water shortage may occur?

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Give an example of common water usage in the home.

In early America, rivers also severed as natural highways.

• True

• False

Give an example of water usage in industry

Since ancient times, water has been used to transport people and goods.

• False

• True