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The two key concepts of the given section. The term ‘fresh water.’ The manner in which access to water is a health issue, an economic issue, a national and global security issue, and an environmental issue. The percentage of freshwater available to humans. The method of water recycling by using the hydrologic cycle, and the effect of human activities on the hydrological cycle. The term groundwater, the zone of saturation, water table, surface water, surface runoff, and watershed basin.
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