Text water for the soil Read and translate the following words

near the surface of the soil, it would evaporate through the same rate as from a free water surface.
2. Evaporation from the soil is affected by the same factor as that from a water surface.
3. The yield of crops is usually determined by the moisture conditions during the periods of growth.
4. The control of moisture through known means may determine the success or failure of crops.
5. Plants draw heavily upon the water previously stored in the soil.

5. Match the two parts to make up a sentence.

1 – f Evaporation from the soil is affected heat, wind, sunshine, air humidity, and altitude. (На испарение из почвы влияют тепло, ветер, солнечный свет, влажность воздуха и высота над уровнем моря.)
2 – c The yield of crops during any particular year is usually determined by the moisture conditions during the period of growth. (Урожайность сельскохозяйственных культур в течение любого конкретного года обычно определяется)
3 – d Even in humid climates it is absolutely necessary to store water as much as possible. (Даже во влажном климате абсолютно необходимо хранить как можно больше воды.)
4 – a The problem of moisture conservation is that one must prevent the capillary rise and consequent evaporation of the water. (Проблема сохранения влаги состоит в том, что необходимо предотвратить капиллярный подъем и последующее испарение воды.)
5 – e It is highly important that the farmer pay proper attention to the nature of the soil. (Очень важно, чтобы фермер уделял должное внимание характеру почвы.)
6 – b The quantity of moisture in the soil is largely due to securing the best possible moisture conditions. (Количество влаги в почве в значительной степени обусловлено обеспечением наилучших возможных условий увлажнения.)

TEXT 2. Drought in the Italian region Calabria

Drought continues
SAN FERDINANDO – The Central Valley’s current