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Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?

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Learning Stats

B1

CEFR 레벨

1,219

Total Words

527

Unique Words

5/10

난이도

Vocabulary Diversity 43%

자막 (191 segments)

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The Yucatan Peninsula is a beautiful

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landscape with rich ecosystems, lush

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forests, and picturesque beaches, but

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it's missing something. Look at a map

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and you'll immediately notice it's

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lacking a feature that's pretty common

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nearly everywhere else on Earth. Major

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rivers. And it's not like the Yucatan is

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a desert. It rains over a,000 mm per

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year. That's about as damp as Seattle.

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So, where does all the water go? Turns

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out it's hiding beneath our feet. The

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Yucatan is home to a network of

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underground tunnels thousands of

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kilometers long. This massive aquifer

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was partly carved by one of the most

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destructive events in our planet's

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history. And in turn, it has steered the

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course of life on the peninsula ever

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since.

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Key Vocabulary (16)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

water A1 noun

H2O liquid

"Drink water daily."

network B2 verb

To interact with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. It involves building and maintaining a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.

deep A1 noun

As a noun, 'the deep' refers to the ocean or a very large and deep body of water. It is also used to describe the most intense or central part of a period of time, such as the middle of the night or winter.

"The deep is important."

ago A1 noun

Used to indicate a point in time that is a specific distance in the past from the present moment. It always follows a measurement of time, such as minutes, days, or years.

"The ago is important."

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