Unit 11-Colorado River

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What is water conservation?

The practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary usage.

<p>The practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary usage.</p>
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What is a dam?

A wall built across a river to slow/stop water.

<p>A wall built across a river to slow/stop water.</p>
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What is a tributary?

A smaller river that flows into a larger one.

<p>A smaller river that flows into a larger one.</p>
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What is a basin?

A low area of land surrounded by higher land; like a bowl.

<p>A low area of land surrounded by higher land; like a bowl.</p>
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Most man-made reservoirs are created from what?

Dams.

<p>Dams.</p>
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River basin

The area around a river and all its tributaries.

<p>The area around a river and all its tributaries.</p>
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Irrigation

A method of bringing water to dry land to grow crops.

<p>A method of bringing water to dry land to grow crops.</p>
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Habitat

A place where animals naturally live.

<p>A place where animals naturally live.</p>
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Reservoir

A place where water is stored for people's use.

<p>A place where water is stored for people's use.</p>
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Who were the earliest settlers in the Colorado River Basin?

Native American farmers.

<p>Native American farmers.</p>
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Why did the Ancestral Pueblo and Hohokam leave?

They left because there was too little rain.

<p>They left because there was too little rain.</p>
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Why do people create reservoirs?

Reservoirs are created to store water.

<p>Reservoirs are created to store water.</p>
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How do dams hurt wildlife?

Dams destroy natural habitats and change river conditions.

<p>Dams destroy natural habitats and change river conditions.</p>
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Where is the source of the Colorado River?

The river begins in Colorado.

<p>The river begins in Colorado.</p>
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Where does the Colorado River flow?

The Colorado River flows into the Gulf of California.

<p>The Colorado River flows into the Gulf of California.</p>