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Ref: G2

1) Where would you find the source of a river?
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(B03)


2) Name two of the rivers that the Cornwall Rivers Project is working on.
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3) What bird runs along a stream or river bed in search of food?
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4) When young fish still have their yolk sacs they are called ‘alevin’. What do they need the egg sac for?
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5) What creature builds an underwater web to net unfortunate prey as they are carried by the current in a stream?
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6) Name one of the months of the year when water use is highest?
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7) Name one of the months of the year when a stream or river might dry out?
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8) Name one thing that you are going to do at home to save water and therefore reduce the amount taken away from wildlife.
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9) Name one thing that farmers can do to reduce waste from farmland entering nearby watercourses.
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10) What can be done on a farm to manage land better for farming and wildlife? Name one farming practice that might be used if the conditions are right.
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(L04)

   
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