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11 Cards in this Set
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Irrigation
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The process of supplying water to land to grow crops
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Aquaculture
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The science and business of raising and harvesting fish in a controlled situation
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Dam
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A structure that holds back and contols the flow of water in a river or other body of water
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Lock
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A section of waterway, closed off by gates, in which the water level is raised or lowered to move ships through
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Concentration
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The amount of a substance that is in another substance
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Sewage System
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A system that collects and treats wastewater from a city or a town
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Septic System
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A small wastewater system used by a home or a business
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Point-Source Pollution
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Pollution that enters water from a known source
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Nonpoint-Source
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Pollution whose source is hard to find or is scattered
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Drought
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A long period of abnormally low rainfall
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Desalination
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The process of removing salt from ocean water
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