InformationalArticlePAIREDREADTakingActionbyCarlySchunaAWORLDOFWATERASTRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotographyCredit:ComstockImages/PictureQuest**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:MainIdeaandKeyDetailsVocabularyStrategySynonymsandAntonymsVocabularyadvocates,commonplace,designate,initial,insulation,invasive,irrational,optimalContentStandardsScienceEarthScienceWordCount:1,588**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118633-4MHID:0-02-118633-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction.................................2Chapter1DirtyWater..................................4Chapter2InShortSupply..............................8Chapter3Water,Water,Everywhere....................12Conclusion..................................16RespondtoReading........................18TakingAction.....................19Glossary....................................22Index.......................................23FocusonScience..................24EssentialQuestionWhatstepscanpeopletaketopromoteahealthierenvironment?byCarlySchunaAWORLDOFWATEREarthisbothbeautifulandfragile.Allofourplanet’sresourcesneedprotection.Theairwebreatheandthewaterwedrinkareatrisk.ThenumberofpeopleonEarthisconstantlygrowing.Thishascausedproblemsfortheenvironment.Oneofthebiggestproblemsistheshortageofcleanwater.Inmanyplaces,peoplecanturnonthefaucettogetclean,safewater.Intheseareas,wateriscommonplace.Peoplemightnotthinkaboutwherewatercomesfrom.However,thereisalackofcleanwaterinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Tryingt...
