Correction.
In our March 8 Geoskills, the answers for Question 7 and Question 9
should have been reservoir reservoir (rĕz`əvôr, -vwär), storage tank or wholly or partly artificial lake for storing water. Building an embankment or dam to preserve a supply of water for irrigation is an ancient practice; India and Egypt have many old and and lake respectively.
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