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Going Places-Unit 8
Blue Gold
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids. 2. A region drained by a single river system: “the Amazon basin”. | basin |
| drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale | bottled water |
| A cylindrical vessel used for holding or carrying liquids or solids; a pail. | bucket |
| 1. The act or process of consuming. 2. Economics The using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods. | consumption |
| A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water. | dam |
| The removal of salt (especially from sea water) | desalination |
| To turn aside from a course or direction: “Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident”. | divert |
| Water reserved or suitable for drinking | drinking water |
| A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions. | drought |
| An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods | dyke / dike |
| An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. | flood |
| 1. Not saline or salty: “fresh water”. 2. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: “fresh air”. | fresh |
| 1. Relative position or rank on a scale 2. Amount or degree of progress; stage | level |
| 1. A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer. 2. The rain that accompanies this wind. | monsoon |
| The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. | ocean |
| A watertight cylindrical vessel, open at the top and fitted with a handle; a bucket. | pail |
| A machine or device for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids. | pump (n.) |
| 1. Something that can be used for support or help: “The local library is a valuable resource”. 2. An available supply that can be drawn on when needed. Often used in the plural. | resource |
| To become used up; be exhausted: “Our supplies finally ran out”. | run out |
| Of, containing, or seasoned with salt. | salty |
| Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply: “Fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”. | scarce |
| The salt water in or coming from the sea or ocean. | seawater |
| Waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments that is carried away in sewers or drains. | sewage |
| A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency. | shortage |
| Underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks; water from a spring | spring water |
| A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river. | stream |
| Water drawn off through taps from pipes in a house, as distinguished from distilled water, mineral water, etc. | tap water |
| The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by or as if by a substance placed in the mouth. | taste (n.) |
| Feeling a desire to drink | thirsty |
| To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly. | waste (v.) |
| Garbage; trash. | waste (n.) |
| A term used to refer to the world’s water resources relative to human demand . The major aspects of the water crisis are allegedly overall scarcity of usable water[4] and water pollution. | water crisis |
| A device used to measure the volume of water usage. | water meter |
| The provision by public utilities, commercial organizations, community endeavors or by individuals of water, usually by a system of pumps and pipes. | water supply |
| A deep hole or shaft sunk into the earth to obtain water, oil, gas, or brine. | well (n.) |
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Mrs.Ryan
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