Water Abstraction

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    • Describe abstraction?

      water is taken from stores
    • Why is more water abstracted?

      To meet demand in areas where population density is high
      This reduces amount of water in stores eg groundwater, reserviours
    • What happens during dry seasons?
      Even more water is abstracted from stores, especially groundwater and reservoirs, for CONSUMPTION AND IRRIGATION, so stores are DEPLETED FURTHER
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