The Importance Of Water In the Canary Islands---

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The importance of water.: 

The importance of water . This power point is made by : Julen Fidanzia Rodríguez Marta López Tejera Melany Rodríguez Guerra 3º B ESO.

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Index 1. Presentation: 1. 2. Introduction: 2. 3. Development of Information: 3. 4. Methods to obtain water: 4 and 5. 5. Zafra Museum: 6. 5.1 Betancor’s Reservoir: 7. 5.2 Dula and “Los señores”: 8. 5.3 Sugar: 9 5.4 Bananas of Canary Islands: 10 5.5 Tomatoes in Canary Islands: 11 6. Final: 12 y 13.

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This is our description ! 1

Introduction: 

Introduction Maybe water is one of the most fundamental resources in the historical survival of Canary People. After Spanish conquest in 1480, lands and water were distributed among the conquerors. Water is essential for humans so we must avoid wasting it. BECAUSE… 2

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Since long time ago The Canary Islands can’t supply water for 2 million people plus 10 million tourist every year who consume more than 500 million cubic meters of water. Did you know…? A German tourist consumes 449 liters daily, more than triple of what it consumes in Germany. 3

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In the Canary Islands the most common method is desalination. The first desalination plant in Spain was settled in Lanzarote in 1964. There are 300 desalination plants in the Canary Islands. 4 Methods to Obtain Water

But there are other methods to obtain water: wells and galleries, and treatment plants.: 

But there are other methods to obtain water: wells and galleries, and treatment plants. 5

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Zafra Museum (Harvest Museum) gathers a significant part of our history. It is in the south of Gran Canaria . It is a space built to preserve the memory of the agricultural area’s of the past, labour tradition, and way of life in close connection with its main crop: tomato. 6 Hello! I’m a tomato man!

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Betancor’s pond was built in 1930 to supply water to tomato fields. It holds 1.800.000 L. In the pond there are fishes called guppies, they eat the larvae. This is the Zafra Museum pond . 7

Dula: 

Dula The clock was very important to know the time the water was collected (dula). Tic… ♩ Tac… ♪ Tic… ♬ Tac … “Los señores’’ were the owners of the water (sardinas del sur) , it was organized in inheritance and communities. 8

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Old Canaries grinded the grain by the hands, the corn was very important, but after appeared new companies like Ingenios Azucareros. They grind the sugar cane and they obtained a liquid that finished being sugar cones. They need water to grind. Sugar cubes. 9

Bananas of Canary Islands: 

Bananas of Canary Islands Now in the canary islands the plantations are based on bananas and most widely used method of watering is drip irrigation. 10

Tomatoes in Canary Islands: 

Tomatoes in Canary Islands Tomatoes grow in Gran Canaria because it has the best soil and climate conditions. Tomatoes were exported to many places but mostly in the UK. 11 It’s rich in vitamin A, BI, B2, PP and C. It also contains mineral salts of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, iron and zinc.

And finally: 

And finally We want to remember you again that … 12

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The End Julen Fidanzia Rodríguez Marta López Tejera Melany Rodríguez Guerra 3ºB 13