Q:HUMAN BEINGS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE DESTRUCTION TO FOOD-PRODUCING LAND.
P:We despoiled most of the land we work, often turning verdant, natural ecozones into semi-arid deserts”. It means that human action is the cause of the damage to agricultural land. We destroyed most of the land we work, causing natural ecozones to be turned into semi-arid deserts
P:We despoiled most of the land we work, often turning verdant, natural ecozones into semi-arid deserts”. It means that human action is the cause of the damage to agricultural land. We destroyed most of the land we work, causing natural ecozones to be turned into semi-arid deserts
Q:THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FALKIRK WHEEL SITE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE PRESENCE OF A NEARBY ANCIENT MONUMENT
P: The Wheel could not be constructed to elevate boats over the full 35-metre difference between the two canals, owing to the presence of historically important Antonine Wall” So the construction of the Wheel is influenced by the presence of an ancient monument
P: The Wheel could not be constructed to elevate boats over the full 35-metre difference between the two canals, owing to the presence of historically important Antonine Wall” So the construction of the Wheel is influenced by the presence of an ancient monument
Q:THE WEIGHT OF THE GONDOLAS VARIES ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF BOAT BEING CARRIED
P: “These gondolas always weigh the same, whether or not they are carrying boats”.
P: “These gondolas always weigh the same, whether or not they are carrying boats”.
Q:THE FALKIRK WHEEL IS THE ONLY BOAT LIFT IN THE WORLD WHICH HAS STEEL SECTIONS BOLTED TOGETHER BY HAN
P: To make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together. Over 45,000 bolt holes were matched with their bolts and each bolt was hand-tightened”
P: To make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together. Over 45,000 bolt holes were matched with their bolts and each bolt was hand-tightened”