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Questions for "The World's Disappearing Sand"

  1. How does the article begin? Why do you think the journalist starts with this image?
  2. How is sand being used around the world?
  3. Why has use of sand increased?
  4. What makes sand usable? Where do we get usable sand?
  5. What have been the impacts of sand mining?
  6. What have been the human impacts of sand mining?
  7. How does sand mining connect to the subject introduced at the start of the story?

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