Match the terms to their definition. 1. underground water sources aquifers 2. a broad, triangular-shaped land area at the mouth of a river archipelago 3. a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water delta 4. a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages desertification 5. the scattering of a group of people outside of their homeland diaspora 6. a change causing an area to become more arid drought

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Match the terms to their definition. 1. underground water sources aquifers 2. a broad, triangular-shaped land area at the mouth of a river archipelago 3. a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water delta 4. a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages desertification 5. the scattering of a group of people outside of their homeland diaspora 6. a change causing an area to become more arid drought

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Belen Cordova · Answer 1

Aquifers: underground water sources. An aquifer is an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Archipelago: a group of islands clustered together in a large body of water. An archipelago is a group of many islands in a large body of water.

Delta: a broad, triangular-shaped land area at the mouth of a river. A delta is a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.

Desertification: a change causing an area to become more arid. Desertification is a geological process whereby the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land.

Diaspora: the scattering of a group of people outside of their homeland. Diaspora is defined as the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture).

Drought: a long period of dry weather resulting in water shortages. Drought is defined as a prolonged shortage of rainfall resulting in water shortages.