Why Doesn’t the Yucatán Have Rivers?
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DownloadThe Yucatan Peninsula is a beautiful
landscape with rich ecosystems, lush
forests, and picturesque beaches, but
it's missing something. Look at a map
and you'll immediately notice it's
lacking a feature that's pretty common
nearly everywhere else on Earth. Major
rivers. And it's not like the Yucatan is
a desert. It rains over a,000 mm per
year. That's about as damp as Seattle.
So, where does all the water go? Turns
out it's hiding beneath our feet. The
Yucatan is home to a network of
underground tunnels thousands of
kilometers long. This massive aquifer
was partly carved by one of the most
destructive events in our planet's
history. And in turn, it has steered the
course of life on the peninsula ever
since.
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Key Vocabulary (16)
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.
H2O liquid
"Drink water daily."
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.
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."
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."
Grammar in This Video
"The Yucatan Peninsula is a beautiful landscape."
"It rains over a,000 mm per year."
"So, where does all the water go?"
"a huge asteroid crashed into the Earth."
"The Yucatan Peninsula is made of a 1.5 kilometer thick block of limestone"
"In fact, some of the limestones on the peninsula even formed in the last 10,000..."
"And in turn, it has steered the course of life on the peninsula ever since."
"1.5 kilometer thick block of limestone"
