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Traditional Water Extraction

See how many answers you can get right with this Traditional Water Extraction quiz:

1. The development of water resources within the Emirate can be traced:

Back to the Stone Age Back to the Ice Age Back to the Bronze Age Back to the Copper Age

2. An Aflaj is:

A small vessel for carrying potable water A transport system for moving livestock An irrigation system which catches mountain water

3. An Aquifer is:

Sediment carried by rushing streams A formation containing or conducting ground water A material that allows liquids to pass through it

4. At the current rate of withdrawal, the Emirate's groundwater resources will be entirely depleted:

Within 2 - 4 years Within 20 - 40 years Within 200 - 400 years Within 2000 - 4000 years

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