Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation , such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money.Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both views and give your own opinions.

The line graph and table compare the amount of
water
used for
agriculture
, industries and houses around the world and
water
use
in Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2000. It is clear that
water
needs in all represented sectors grow over the period shown, and
agriculture
sector accounted for the largest proportion of
water
used, we can
also
see that Brazil consumed much more
water
than Congo in 2000. In 1900, the amount of
water
used by
agriculture
sector was highest, at almost 500 cubic kilometres, while the f
igure
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figure
of
water
consumption by industrial and domestic sectors stood at around one-fifth of
this
, at about 100 cubic kilometres. By 2000, global
water
use
for
agriculture
had increased to approximately 3000 cubic kilometres and industrial
water
use
reached half of
this
amount, and domestic
use
has risen to about 500 cubic kilometres. In 2000, the populations of Brazil and Congo were 176 million and 5,2 million people respectively.
Water
consumption per person in Brazil, at 359 cubic metres, was much higher than that in the Congo, at 8 cubic metres, and it can be explained by the fact that Brazil has in 265 times more irrigated land than in Congo.
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  • adapt
  • endure
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  • settle
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