Question Keywords in questions Words from the text

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1/. . the dry season  little rainfall during summer
. the area covered by water  this
. square kilometres  reduced to around 1,000
2/. . this is where the birds stopped to  the lake had been the stopover point for
rest, feed, etc. thousands of birds
3/. . water is used for crop  rice is a crop that needs huge quantities of
water to survive in desert areas. Fields
planted with cotton also require a regular
supply
4/. . the bottom of the lake  the floor of the lake
. the fields within the 300 kilometre  impacts on agriculture
radius
. it [= the salt]  damages growing plants and is absorbed
by the soil
5/. . Lake Tanganyika’s  families living in villages and towns
around the lake, since they have no other
source of protein.
6/. . 100,000 people  These companies provide them with
regular employment

7/. . Lake Urmia  the water now has a red tint

. the colour has changed
 The reason for this [= change] is that
bacteria quickly multiply in the warm
waters of a shallow lake.’
8/. . a decline  there has been a downturn
. last ten years  last decade