Question

average annual precipitation and internal fresh - water resources for five countries
country
canada
slovenia
brazil
india
australia
average annual precipitation level
537
2,026
1,761
1,083
534
renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (m3)
75,796
19,844
20,730
1,045
18,416
a team of geographers and hydrologists compared the average annual precipitation and internal freshwater resources per capita for five countries located on different continents. they found that, although precipitation is an important factor in determining freshwater availability, it is not the only one. other factors, such as population size, distribution, and density, as well as water management, infrastructure, and consumption, also affect freshwater availability. based on the data in the table, geographers and hydrologists argue that two countries with similar precipitation levels can have very different freshwater availability situations.
which choice best describes data from the table that support the geographers and hydrologists argument?
choice 1 answer:
canada and australia have similar precipitation levels but very different amounts of freshwater resources per capita.
slovenia and brazil have similar precipitation levels and similar amounts of freshwater resources per capita.
brazil has the second - highest precipitation level and the second - highest amount of freshwater resources per capita.
slovenia and australia have very similar amounts of freshwater resources per capita.

Explanation:

The geographers and hydrologists argue that similar precipitation levels can lead to very different freshwater availability because of other factors. Canada and Australia have similar precipitation levels (537 and 534 respectively) but very different amounts of freshwater resources per capita (75,795 and 18,416 respectively), which supports their argument.

Answer:

Canada and Australia have similar precipitation levels but very different amounts of freshwater resources per capita.