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Consider the following sources of world water supply and arrange them in descending order.
1. Oceans
2. Rivers
3. Polar ice and Glaciers
4. Ground water
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Explanation
The distribution of the Earth's total water supply follows a specific hierarchy based on volume. According to standard geographical data (such as USGS), the approximate distribution is:
- Oceans: ~97.2% (Saline)
- Polar ice and Glaciers: ~2.15% (Largest freshwater source)
- Ground water: ~0.62%
- Rivers: ~0.0001%
Other sources like freshwater lakes (~0.009%), saline lakes (~0.008%), and the atmosphere (~0.001%) also exist between groundwater and rivers. Following the sources provided in the question, the descending order is Oceans (1), followed by Polar ice and Glaciers (3), then Ground water (4), and finally Rivers (2). This corresponds to the sequence 1, 3, 4, 2.
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