EAP Vocab - Unit 2B Listening

Many farmers are using modern irrigation techniques to water their ______ more efficiently.

• desalination

• crops

• scarcity

• shortage

Some countries are investing in ______ plants to turn seawater into drinking water.

• hinder

• desalination

• drip

• domestically

Due to climate change, many regions are experiencing severe ______ that destroy agriculture.

• droughts

• crops

• paid off

• hinder

The government ______ a new policy to reduce water consumption in urban areas.

• hindered

• implemented

• adopted

• opted for

Farmers are starting to ______ new methods of irrigation to conserve water.

• opt for

• hinder

• adopt

• implement

Many businesses prefer to manufacture products ______ to support the local economy.

• scarcity

• domestically

• desalination

• instead of

A ______ irrigation system delivers small amounts of water directly to plant roots.

• drip

• hinder

• scarcity

• implemented

The lack of rainfall has led to a water ______ in many rural areas.

• paid off

• hinder

• shortage

• crops

The limited supply of fresh water has created a global ______ of this vital resource.

• scarcity

• adopt

• drip

• implemented

High production costs may ______ the development of new agricultural projects.

• hinder

• domestically

• paid off

• instead of