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Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture

10.3Farm water supplies

Farm water supplies in Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 10.3(a)List sources of water for people, livestock and irrigation.
  2. 10.3(b)Outline water treatment by settling and filtration.
  3. 10.3(c)Outline the construction of storage dams that resist water pressure, which increases with depth.
  4. 10.3(d)Describe storage tanks, pipe distribution and simple plumbing, including joining pipes and fitting tap washers.

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  • Farm water supplies: sources, treatment, dams, tanks and plumbing

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Farm water supplies: sample question

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What is the purpose of the spillway of an earth dam?

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