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While researching ancient irrigation technologies, a student took the following notes:
* Persian qanats are underground channels built to transport water from high-altitude aquifers.
* Roman aqueducts are elevated stone channels built to transport water across valleys and plains.
* Because qanats are built entirely underground, they protect water from evaporating in hot climates.
* Because aqueducts are constructed above ground, the water they carry is more vulnerable to evaporation.

The student wants to contrast how the two irrigation systems manage evaporation. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A
    Persian qanats transport water from aquifers, whereas Roman aqueducts transport water across valleys and plains.
  2. B
    To prevent evaporation, Persian qanats were constructed underground to carry water in hot climates.
  3. Unlike Roman aqueducts, which are built above ground and are vulnerable to evaporation, Persian qanats are built underground to prevent water from evaporating.Cevap
  4. D
    Persian qanats and Roman aqueducts are both channels designed to transport water over long distances.

Cevap

Unlike Roman aqueducts, which are built above ground and are vulnerable to evaporation, Persian qanats are built underground to prevent water from evaporating.
The correct choice successfully achieves the student's goal by contrasting how the two irrigation systems manage evaporation. It draws directly from the notes to state that Roman aqueducts are built above ground and vulnerable to evaporation, whereas Persian qanats are built underground to prevent water from evaporating.

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1
Identify the student's specific goal from the prompt.
The student wants to contrast how Persian qanats and Roman aqueducts manage evaporation.
This establishes the criteria for evaluating the choices.
2
Locate the relevant facts in the notes.
The notes indicate that qanats are underground to prevent evaporation, while aqueducts are above ground and vulnerable to evaporation.
This identifies the correct details needed to form the contrast.
3
Evaluate the choices against the goal and notes.
The correct choice is the only one that mentions both systems and contrasts them specifically on the basis of evaporation.
This verifies the correct option while eliminating the distractors.

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