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Uncommon card · Nature
History of water supply and sanitation, an Uncommon card
Ever since the emergence of sedentary societies, human settlements have had to contend with the closely-related logistical challenges of sanitation and of reliably obtaining clean water.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of water supply and sanitation quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of water supply and sanitation card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Over time, various societies devised a variety of systems which made it easier to obtain clean water or to dispose of ______.
Answer
wastewater. Over time, various societies devised a variety of systems which made it easier to obtain clean water or to dispose of wastewater. From the History of water supply and sanitation article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of water supply and sanitation. History of water supply and sanitation 87 · MESSENGER 84 · Symbiogenesis 81 · Chaetognatha 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Where water resources, infrastructure or sanitation systems were insufficient, diseases spread and people fell sick or died prematurely.
- Major human settlements could initially develop only where fresh surface water was plentiful, for instance, in areas near rivers or natural springs.
- Over time, various societies devised a variety of systems which made it easier to obtain clean water or to dispose of wastewater.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of water supply and sanitation article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get History of water supply and sanitation
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Text : Wikipedia, History of water supply and sanitation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Zereshk at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
