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Flowing
water
from
rivers
and
streams
is
a
valuable
and
plentiful
energy
resource
that
people
learned
to
use
centuries
ago
to
operate
the
machinery
that
was
important
to
their
livelihoods.
This
page
features
diagrams
(some
animated)
that
show
the
three
main
principles
of
water;
various
types
of
water
wheels;
and
the
modern
hydroelectric
turbine.
There
are
also
animations
of
various
types
of
mills
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In
this
lesson,
students
explore
the
roles
of
oil
and
water
in
the
Middle
East,
especially
in
Iraq.
They
use
maps
to
look
at
the
distribution
of
oil
in
the
Middle
East
and
discuss
what
it
means
for
the
different
countries
in
the
region.
They
also
examine
how
water
has
influenced
the
region
historically
and
politically
(for
example,
how
Iraq's
access
to
water
is
limited
to
one
small
part
of
its
border).
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