1. a) Explain what the blue band in Figure 6-6 represents. Why is it important?    b) For each category of use, give a specific example of how water might be extracted and used, but not consumed.   c) For which category of use is in the blue band growing wider fastest? What does this mean? Why is this important?

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1. a) Explain what the blue band in Figure 6-6 represents. Why is it important? 

 

b) For each category of use, give a specific example of how water might be extracted and used, but not consumed.

 

c) For which category of use is in the blue band growing wider fastest? What does this mean? Why is this important?

Agriculture
Domestic Use
Industry
Forecast
Forecant
Fomcast
3 200
3 200
3 200
2 800
2 800
2 800
2 400
2 400
2 400
2 000
2 000
2 000
1600
1 600
1600
1 200
1 200
1 200
800
800
800
400
400
400
1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
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Year
Year
Extraction Consumption
| Difrence butwean extraction and consumption Saes: LA. Shlanano, UNESCO, 1999
Cubic kilometres per year
Cubic kilometres per year
Cubic kilometres per year
Transcribed Image Text:Agriculture Domestic Use Industry Forecast Forecant Fomcast 3 200 3 200 3 200 2 800 2 800 2 800 2 400 2 400 2 400 2 000 2 000 2 000 1600 1 600 1600 1 200 1 200 1 200 800 800 800 400 400 400 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 Year Year Year Extraction Consumption | Difrence butwean extraction and consumption Saes: LA. Shlanano, UNESCO, 1999 Cubic kilometres per year Cubic kilometres per year Cubic kilometres per year
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