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(a) The diagram below shows zones of underground water. Use it to answer the questions
that follow:-

(i) Name the parts labelled U and V.
(ii) Name the surface water feature likely to form at the part labelled W.
(b) Explain how the nature of underground rocks influences the existence of underground water

Answer Text:
a) i) U – Zone of permanent saturation /phreatic zone
V- Zone of intermittent /seasonal saturation
ii) W - Spring /river source
Underground water
- An impermeable rock layer sand witching an aquifer leads to accumulation of
underground water.