The diagrams below show two methods of collecting water for irrigation purposes. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The two pictures illustrate two different ways to get

water

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to irrigate plants.

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, there are two approaches to the liquid including labour and cow exploitation. Having looked at the first diagram,

it is clear that

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the labour force plays a major role in

water

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collection. They usually take in shallow

water

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areas of 1 to 2 metres using simple tools

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as baskets made of bamboo or leather and rope.

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farmers who still have the strength will take aqua from the canal and irrigate it directly into the fields. Involving the use of cows,

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method is often used to collect

water

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from wells about 50m deep. Commonly used tools are buckets, rollers, and pulleys. The process begins when the cow goes downhill, the bucket is pulled up by a system of rollers and pulleys. Unlike the first method, aqua will now be stored in irrigation canals.

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, the liquid from the canals is ready to distribute to the fields.