Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

The pie charts illustrate the usage of water for various purposes in six areas of the world, namely in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia. Overall, it can be seen that
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agriculture usage makes up a significant part mostly in all areas except North America and Europe, whereas domestic
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has the smallest stake. According to the data of the pie charts, it can be noticed that in Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia agricultural
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Turning to the more industrialized countries, it is clear that in Europe and in North America industrial
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