Using channels to supply water to land or crops?

Using channels to supply water to land or crops?

• A. Altitude
• B. Abstraction
• C. Irrigation
• D. Groundwater storage

Answer: (C)

Irrigation is the artificial application of water to land or crops. When channels are used, water is moved from a source such as a river or reservoir through canals and directed to fields to meet crop water needs, especially when rainfall is insufficient. This deliberate delivery supports plant growth, timing water supply to growth stages, and helps maintain yields in dry periods. Other terms refer to different parts of water use but do not describe the act of supplying water to land. Altitude is simply height and doesn’t define water delivery to crops. Abstraction means removing water from a source for use elsewhere, which is about taking water out rather than delivering it to fields. Groundwater storage happens underground and involves water held in aquifers, not the surface-channel delivery to crops.

Irrigation is the artificial application of water to land or crops. When channels are used, water is moved from a source such as a river or reservoir through canals and directed to fields to meet crop water needs, especially when rainfall is insufficient. This deliberate delivery supports plant growth, timing water supply to growth stages, and helps maintain yields in dry periods.

Other terms refer to different parts of water use but do not describe the act of supplying water to land. Altitude is simply height and doesn’t define water delivery to crops. Abstraction means removing water from a source for use elsewhere, which is about taking water out rather than delivering it to fields. Groundwater storage happens underground and involves water held in aquifers, not the surface-channel delivery to crops.