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20 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 controls 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 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 enterwater from a known source
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nonpoint source pollution
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pollution whose source is hard to find or is scattered.
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drought
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long period of abnormally low rainfall
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desalination
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process of removing salt from ocean water
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What word is fish farming?
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aquaculture
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What is the term for a method farmers use to bring water to their fields from rivers and aquifers?
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irrigation
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which term can be used to describe the amount of harmful substance in fresh water?
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concentration
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which term would be used for waste flowing from a factory pipe?
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point source pollution
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which term would be for what a city uses to collect and treat wastewater?
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sewage system
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which term would be used describe oil running off from a parking lot during a rainstorm?
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nonpoint source pollution
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what is a period of time when there is little or no rainfall?
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drought
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the process used to obtain fresh water from sea water.
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desilination
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method for treating home waste water in an underground tank?
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septic system
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