Question

With pollution on the rise, and demand for fresh water increasing, world leaders are concerned that in the future many people will not have access to clean drinking water. Select the statement that best describes the long-term global effects of this behavior.

People do not need to be concerned because there is an unlimited supply of fresh water on the Earth so we will never run out.
Fresh water is a limited resource. If we pollute the fresh water we have, there will be a shortage of clean drinking water in the future.
The Earth is getting warmer and if all the ice melts the sea level will rise and we will have more fresh water.
There will always be enough fresh water because the Earth is about 75% water and it surrounds every continent.

Answer 1

Fresh water is a limited resource. If we pollute the fresh water we have, there will be a shortage of clean drinking water in the future.