Which limitation created by arid river valleys spurred extensive qanat construction within ancient Persia?

💡 Explanation

Increased evaporative water losses created the problem because sunlight and dry air readily evaporate surface water; therefore, underground qanats minimized this inefficient loss through a gravity drainage method, rather than surface irrigation alone, for water management.

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