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1. Hydraulics (A) is an area of land between two lines of hills or

mountains, usually with a river flowing through it.

2. Harbour (B) is a barrier to stop or control the flow of wa­

ter.

3. Stream (C) is a wide wall of stones or earth built to keep

water in a river from flowing over its banks.

4. Valley (D) is a scientific study of the moving liquids use.

5. Dam (E) is a natural flow of water that moves across

the land and is narrower than a river.

6. Gap (F) is a space between two objects or two parts of

an object because something is missing.

7. Embankment (G) is an area of water next to the land where the

water is calm, so that ships are safe to be inside it.

1. Masonry dams are to control swift-flowing streams in narrow val­leys with apt rock for foundations (the Hoover Dam). 2. As for em­bankment dams they are really great mounds of earth across wide streams where the water flows rather slowly. 3, Before the era of Port­land cement massive blocks of cut stone were commonly used. 4. Compact earth dams are to be built with crushed rock or sand (the Aswan High Dam). 5. There are two basic types of construction for dams — masonry and embankment. 6. To control water flows was one of the first of humanity's 'know-how'. 7. Today, masonry dams are constructed with reinforced concrete.

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achieve; achievement; achievable;

obligatory; obligate; obligated; obligation; oblige; obligor; obli­gee; obliging; obligingly; obligingness;

differ; difference; different; differentia; differentiae; differen­tial; differentiate; differentiation; differently;

season; seasonable; seasonably; seasonal; seasonality; seasoned; seasoning;

navigation; navigability; navigable; navigate; navigating; navi- gational; navigator; navy;

significance; insignificancy; significant; signification; significa- tive; signify; signified; signifier

· The Suez was originally opened in 1869, closed in 1967

because of warfare in the area, and reopened in 1975.

• One of the most important................. — building projects of recent

times was the St. Lawrence Seaway constructed jointly by the USA and Canada.

• A.......... is an artificial............. for water used for irrigation and na­vigation.

• Most of the rivers and ports of Europe are connected by a net- |

work of intricate............. to carry a large proportion of the commerce of |

this highly industrialized region.

• The Hoover Dam supplies water to city of Los Angeles, with

which it is connected by a series of........................., tunnels, and aqueducts

across deserts and mountains of the southwest United States.

8.

· There is the most efficient irrigation system in the region to water to the crops.

• Great Britain, the largest island in the northwest of Europe, is separated from Ireland by the Irish Sea and from the Continent by the English...... and the Strait of Dover.

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