Answer: Remained steady during the last fifty years
Water usage in the United States has remained steady during the last fifty years as indicated in the nation’s water use chart from 1950 to 2010. It was also noticed that the Nation's water use peaked in 1980 and has been fairly constant since then. It was remarkable because, despite an increase in population, industry, and irrigation, water use has not risen.
The climate was very cold up there and the terrain tended to be rocky
They were. Around that time there were issues between Russian Orthodox Christians and Muslims who were found in their south because of the Ottoman Empire. There were also insurgencies of Orthodox Christians in Ottoman controlled territories in former Slav areas.
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I wrote a really thorough explanation but It got deleted because "it was inappropriate" I guess they just want a watered-down version but Im not give you that so here:
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