PLZ HELP NEED ASAP
Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?
Select one:
a. Evaporation exceeds precipitation.
b. There are long periods of time with no rain.
c. The sea is being pumped to support local industry.
d. The rivers that flow into it are being diverted for agricultural needs.

Respuesta :

Answer: D

Explanation:

I recently looked this up, but because of decades of diverting rivers for agricultural use and the more recent Drought, the Aral Sea is almost completely dry.

Answer: D. The rivers that flow into it are being diverted for agricultural needs.

Explanation:

ONCE THE FOURTH largest lake in the world, Central Asia's shrinking Aral Sea has reached a new low, thanks to decades-old water diversions for irrigation and a more recent drought. Satellite imagery released this week by NASA shows that the eastern basin of the freshwater body is now completely dry.

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