| A | B |
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| agriculture | The sector of the economy that focuses on farming |
| aqueduct | A system to move water from one area to another |
| aquifer | A source of natural water located under the ground |
| canal | A man made river |
| channel | A narrow area of water between two land masses |
| coast | The area where the ocean or sea touches the land |
| consumption | Using something for a specific purpose |
| Restoration | Returning something to its original |
| conservation | Minimizing the negative impact of something |
| protection | Preventing the destruction of something |
| contaminate | To make something impure |
| domestic | Something used for local or private purposes |
| drainage | How water is removed from an area |
| drought | A period of very little rain |
| extraction | Removing something from its current place |
| floods | A condition where water can not naturally drain away |
| hurricane | A severe weather condition with heavy rains and high circular winds |
| industry | The sector of the economy that focuses on producing products |
| ocean | The largest bodies of water on the planet |
| permeate | When something has been added to a high level |
| plentiful | When something is easy to find |
| precipitation | Any form of water that falls from the sky |
| rainfall | The measure of how much precipitation an area receives |
| resource | Something that can be used for some purpose |
| arid | A type of climate with little rainfall |
| sanitary | Something that is clean and safe |
| scarce | Something that is in very short supply |
| shore | The edge or a body of water |
| sustainable | Something that can be used without damaging the environment |
| tide | The pattern of water levels which rise and fall daily |
| tsunami | A giant wave of water caused by an earthquake |
