Question

wind energy
1 although the use of wind energy has flourished in the u.s. in recent years, people all over the world have been harnessing the power of wind for thousands of years. as early as 5000 bce, wind energy was used to propel boats along the nile river. by 200 bce, simple wind - powered water pumps were used in china, and windmills with woven - reed blades were grinding grain in persia and the rest of the middle east.
2 new ways to use wind energy eventually spread around the world. by the eleventh century, people in the middle east were using wind pumps and windmills extensively for food production. merchants and returning crusaders
where would recent statistics about wind energy use outside the u.s. fit best?
the first paragraphthe second paragraphthe seventh paragraph

Explanation:

The first paragraph focuses on the long - history of wind energy use globally from ancient times. The second paragraph is about the spread of new ways of using wind energy in the past. Since the question asks about recent statistics on wind energy use outside the U.S., neither of the existing paragraphs is appropriate. A new paragraph (seventh paragraph as an option here) would be the best place to insert such modern - day statistical information.

Answer:

the seventh paragraph