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

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

Answer 2

Answer: If we pollute the fresh water we have, there will be a shortage of clean drinking water in the future.

Step-by-step explanation:

Water is the basic need for all living organisms on earth. As all organisms exhibit some part of body mass which includes water with regular functional activities the level of water in the body depletes as a result of this the demand for water in the body increases. The majority of diversity of living beings rely on freshwater for their survival.

The sources of freshwater on earth are reducing due to natural and human induced causes. The natural cause is the drought and the human induced cause is the deforestation which is related to the water cycle. If the water cycle is disturbed no more freshwater will be available. Also the human population is responsible for polluting the freshwater sources by discharging the sewage, industrial wastes and other pollutants. All these causes can be responsible for the shortage of clean drinking water in the future.