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Hydrology Elements

Hydrology Elements

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True or false?

Now we are going to watch the first part of the lesson , before watching it , you have to predict if the following sentences are true of false. Do it in pairs

Question 1

1. Seas are fresh water masses that are smaller than oceans, and include the Mediterranean Sea, or the Baltic Sea.

Hint

 Think about the water when you go to the beach

Question 2

2. The earthsphere is the layer formed by the water covering the Earth.

Hint

Pay attention to the apropiate vocabulary

Question 3

3. Streams are rivers carrying only a small amount of water

Hint

Use a dictionary if you need it

Question 4

4. Lakes are large masses of fresh water that accumulate in a depression in the land.

Hint

Where are the lakes?

Question 5

5. Aquifers  are big lakes  which contain water in the mountains

Hint

Where are the aquifers?

Question 6

6. Reservoirs are large artificial lakes built to collect water from the sea

Hint

where does the water of the reservoirs come from?

Question 7

7. The Antartic is an ocean

Hint

How big is the Antartic?

Question 8

8. Marshes are lands lying above sea level and which are flooded by sea or river water.

Hint

Revise the meaning of above and below

Now it is time to watch the lesson , we are going now to concentrate on " hydrology elements" 

1.-  Listen to the lesson :"elements defining hydrology"  Part 1 .

2.- Do the exercises : "elements defining hydrology"  Part 2 and 3  .

To open the resource just clik on HERE The hydrography of Spain and Europe

 

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The is the layer formed by the water covering the Earth.

  waters are those located on the earth´s surface, such as oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, streams, lakes, glaciers and marshes.

are large masses of water.  are water masses that are smaller than oceans, and include the Mediterranean Sea, or the Baltic Sea. 

are continuous currents of water that run into another river, a lake or into the sea.

are rivers carrying only a small amount of water or small

 Lakes are large masses of fresh water that accumulate in a depression in the land.

  are lands lying below sea level and which are flooded by sea or river water.

 

are underground layers of the Earth which contain water.

are large artificial lakes built to collect water from a river. They are generally built by cutting a valley exit. with a dam 

It is necessary to avoid the of surface waters and to learn to use only what is strictly ..

 

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