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Q1.Enlist the factors responsible for water scarcity.Five points. |
| Answer» Water shortages\xa0may be caused by climate change, such as altered weather patterns including droughts or floods, increased pollution, and increased human demand and overuse of\xa0water. A\xa0water\xa0crisis is a situation where the available potable, unpolluted\xa0water\xa0within a region is less than that region\'s demand.\xa0Water scarcity\xa0in most cases is caused by over- exploitation, excessive use and unequal access to\xa0water\xa0among\xa0different\xa0social groups.\xa0Water scarcity\xa0may be an outcome of large and growing population and consequent greater demands for\xa0water, and unequal access to it. | |