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Which of the following bodies of water is a saltwater lake that is located between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and is shrinking? A. the Aral Sea B. Lake Baikal C. the Caspian Sea D. the Yellow Sea

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Answer : A . The Aral Sea

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The Sea that is famously shrinking is the Aral Sea - that is the correct answer. When both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were parts of the Soviet Union, the central government decided to use the water from the rivers leading to the Aral Sea for irrigation and as a result the sea shrunk.
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