HELP!! The assignment for this lesson is to read a passage and answer the following
questions: What inference can you make from this passage? What explicit and
implicit details support your inference?
The population of the Southwest is growing more quickly than the national
average. Desert cities like San Antonio, Phoenix, and Los Angeles now boast
populations in the millions. This population boom is hard on the desert
environments of these cities. The most obvious issue is the lack of water.
Because these cities get less than 10 inches of average rainfall a year, they
rely on water in rivers flowing from the Rocky Mountain region, almost 800
miles away
Though water shortages are a concern in many areas, this is especially true in
the deserts of southern California, Arizona, and Texas. These shortages can
pose problems for everyone, from farmers to normal citizens. One result of
water shortages is an increase in wildfires, such as those that have occurred
recently near Los Angeles. Such fires have the potential to destroy property
and hurt or kill people.