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A thick layer of ice near the North or South Pole which permanently covers an area of land
Polar Ice Caps
A natural or artificial lake for storing and supplying water for an area
Reservoir
A wall built across a water for water storage
A dam
The work needed to keep something in good condition
Maintenance
The people living in one particular area
community
A method for dealing with a situation (synonym for solution)
Measure
Extremely important or necessary
crucial
Causing a lot of damage or destruction
Devastating
A person hurt or killed in a serious accident or event
casualty
the basic systems and services, such as transport and power, that a country uses to work effectively
Infrastructure
To watch and check something carefully over a period of time
monitor
A set of ideas or plan for action that a business or government or group of people follow
Policy
A long-range plan for achieving a goal
strategy
synonym for problems
issues
An extended period of no water
drought
When a large group of people/area/country do not have enough food to eat
famine
