Examine the relationship between population size and the amount of

water used by the agriculture and power sectors. What diff erences do you
see between the western states and eastern states? What will be an ideal response?


In the West, the population is less and there is a lot of open space, so more water is used
for agriculture than for power. In the East, the population is greater, so more water is
used for producing power than for agriculture.

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