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Irrigated farmland provides a disproportionate amount of our food supply given it's relatively small area. Although only 18% of all farmland is irrigated it produces what percent of our total food? - ️️40% Which parts of the world are experiencing water stress? (there is more than one) - ️️middle east, north africa, SW united states Although a person may be able to survive up to a month without food, a person can go at most, how many days without water? - ️️5-7 days Which of the following effects did Sandra Postel associate with Climate Change? (check all that apply) Correct! - ️️changes in river flows and water atmosphere What were the reasons cited by Sandra Postel for why 60% of the worlds hungry individuals are hungry, despite living on farms? (select multiple answers) - ️️an inability to grow crops during the dry season and a lack of access to irrigation Sandra Postel listed a number of water conservation strategies for agriculture. Which of the following is not one of the strategies she described? - ️️use more bottled water Name one of the two largest components of our personal water "footprint", according to Sandra Postel - ️️diet (water we consume through food and beverage) The name of the national freshwater conservation and restoration campaign co-founded by Sandra Postel and being pioneered by National Geographic and its partners is called "Change the Climate". - ️️False the name is "Change the Course"