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Read the scenario, then answer the question that follows.
The Frederick Douglass Middle School team has run into trouble at the Model UN conference. Students are playing the role of representatives from a country with little access to fresh water. The countries that surround them have abundant water supplies from rivers and large lakes.
What first step could the Douglass students take to secure their country’s water supply?
demand that the other countries share their water
make a speech about how they need water
ask representatives from the other countries for a discourse on water supply
focus on another issue because water access seems like it might be too difficult
The Frederick Douglass Middle School team has run into trouble at the Model UN conference. Students are playing the role of representatives from a country with little access to fresh water. The countries that surround them have abundant water supplies from rivers and large lakes.
What first step could the Douglass students take to secure their country’s water supply?
demand that the other countries share their water
make a speech about how they need water
ask representatives from the other countries for a discourse on water supply
focus on another issue because water access seems like it might be too difficult
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ask representatives from the other countries for a discourse on water supply
Reason: opening diplomatic talks is a constructive first step — it lets them negotiate shared use, treaties, or joint management rather than making demands or giving up.
Reason: opening diplomatic talks is a constructive first step — it lets them negotiate shared use, treaties, or joint management rather than making demands or giving up.