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Which of the following will happen in a region if water is not conserved and there is low rainfall?
Answer: Option B
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B
If it does not rain enough in a region, the soil continues to lose water by evaporation,transpiration, etc and the groundwater level keeps dropping. As the soil becomes dry, it is no more possible to draw underground water through pumps and wells.This results inascarcity of water for general use and agriculture. Such a situation in which aregion has a scaricty of water is called drought.
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B
If it does not rain enough in a region, the soil continues to lose water by evaporation,transpiration, etc and the groundwater level keeps dropping. As the soil becomes dry, it is no more possible to draw underground water through pumps and wells.This results inascarcity of water for general use and agriculture. Such a situation in which aregion has a scaricty of water is called drought.
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