Lesson 1 - Irrigation Flashcards
1
Q
Benefits of irrigation
A
- Increase in crop yield
- Protection from famine
- Cultivation of superior crops
- Elimination of mixed cropping
- Economic development
- Hydro power generation
- Domestic and industrial water supply
2
Q
Low-tech method of irrigating crops.
Collect water in a bucket and pour it onto the fields
A
Flood (furrow) Irrigation
3
Q
Farmers are using leveling equipment, some are guided by a laser beam, to scrape a field flat before planting
A
Leveling of fields
4
Q
Water is released at prearranged intervals
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Surge flooding
5
Q
Farmers can capture the runoff in ponds and pump it back up to the front of the field where it is reused for the next cycle of irrigation
A
Capture and reuse of runoff
6
Q
Water is sent through plastic pipes
A
Drip irrigation
7
Q
System is similar to the way you might water your lawn at home- hose and spray the water out in all direction
A
Spray irrigation
