If these are the choices:
A)dependent B)submissive C)subservient D)independent
Then, the synonym for sovereign is D.) INDEPENDENT.
Sovereign is someone who possess extreme power. It is usually linked to monarchies where Kings and Queens are the sovereign rulers.
Dependent , submissive, and subservient connotes someone who is under the rule of another. Thus, these words are antonyms of sovereign.
Shipping waterway is not a human use of wetlands. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "d". Most of the wetlands that are present cannot be used as shipping waterway. Petroleum exploration is also not allowed in wetlands in most of the places due to chance of pollution, but some countries have allowed it.
Mawsynram, situated on the southern slopes of the Eastern Himalayas in Shillong, India, is one of the wettest places on Earth.
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Because the abuser could continue their actions in the future and they need this on their record. Also for the person being abused their life is at stake with the abuser and it needs to be taken seriously.