Lake Chad,on the border of the Sahara Desert,
A) Is the last surviving deep-water lake in Africa and represents an important and stable water source for Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.
B) Is a good analogy to Lake Erie, in that it has undergone extensive rehabilitation after being severely polluted and is now a healthy water source.
C) Was originally a glacier that melted and so the water supply is dwindling.
D) Is a shrinking, shallow-water lake, depleted both by withdrawals for irrigation and by lack of recharge during a multi-decade period of declining rainfall.
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Q21: The membrane-filtration method of desalination
A) Works well
Q22: A problem associated with aquifers in coastal
Q23: A drop in the potentiometric surface of
Q24: By definition,the water table never extends above
Q25: Solar-powered distillation of water
A) Works even on
Q27: Water stored in aquifers is stationary and
Q28: Recharge of groundwater
A) Is fast, so that
Q29: The quality of water can be measured
Q30: Poorly cemented sandstones often have high porosity
Q31: Possible consequences of excessive groundwater withdrawal include
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