Consider the following statements about the Dead Sea Fish or plants generally do not survive in its ...........

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Consider the following statements about the Dead Sea.

Fish or plants generally do not survive in its high-saline environment.
The Jordan River is the freshwater source of the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

All of the above

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Explanation:

Dead Sea, also called Salt Sea, landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan in southwestern Asia. The Dead Sea is situated between the hills of Judaea to the west and the Transjordanian plateaus to the east. The Jordan River, from which the Dead Sea receives nearly all its water, flows from the north into the lake.The Dead Sea has the lowest elevation and is the lowest body of water on the surface of Earth.

The Dead Sea has shrunk by 30% over the past two decades, according to Environmental Justice Atlas.