Answer:
Many oil rich nations in the middle east must import fresh water this is due to the reason that all the natural resources are not present in a particular region. Each region as different degree of natural resources . Hence places with oil mines have spares water resources and hence need to import water instead of oil.
17-1800's
I know that James Hutton is considered a father of modern geology and he was born during some where in the 1720's so that's the closest answer, also Charles Lydel was born during the late 1790's.
I think it is the 3rd answer choice.
The answer for this question would be choice A) Angola or the first option.
It should be where the rivers separate through Nigeria