PART B: Which detail from the text best describes the answer to Part A? A.
“Droughts are a natural process that have occurred throughout history. The
effects of prolonged drought often depend on both severity and how people
react to them." (Paragraph 4)
B.
"In Ranipet, India, leather tanning wastes contaminate groundwater with the
chemical hexavalent chromium, leading to water that residents say stings like an
insect." (Paragraph 6)
"Chernobyl, Ukraine, the infamous site of a nuclear meltdown, still has
contaminated water because of that meltdown." (Paragraph 8)
D. "Water is more important for survival than food, and global access to water is a
fundamental human issue." (Paragraph 9)
C.