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How do humans impact water resources?

Answer 1

Lot of ways!

Different human behaviors have an impact on the water resources.

You will see people in the impoverished country throwing trash into the water, and then they will use the same river or ocean for showering and washing clothes, and the animals and some people will drink the same water!

Deforestation, or the removal of trees, is another effect of water resources.

Burning objects on the ground affects that as well.

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Answer 2

Emilia Alcaraz

Humans impact water resources through pollution, over-extraction for agriculture and industry, deforestation leading to erosion and sedimentation, urbanization altering natural drainage patterns, and climate change affecting precipitation patterns and water availability.

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