Water Diversion and Management

Water Diversion and Management

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Multiple Choice

What does "infrastructre", or human development, mean?

• Learning math

• Things humans build or create for economic activity

• Natural forces

• Things humans need to live

Multiple Choice

What creates alluvial soil?

• Earthquakes

• Rain

• Deposition by floods going down

• Erosion by floods rising

Multiple Choice

What kind of islands are Hawaii?

• Big

• Continental

• Coral

• Volcanic

Multiple Select

Which 2 things happen around the Pacific Plate tectonic boundary?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Divergence

Multiple Choice

What do you call the areas around the Pacific Plate which are active with earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Ring of Doom

• Great Circle

• Ring of Fire

• Plate Action

Multiple Select

Select 3 locations that are on the Ring of Fire (Pacific Rim) -

• California

• France

• Japan

• Alaska

• Turkey

Multiple Choice

Because the landmasses are coming together, the Himalayan Mountains, between India and China, are getting-

• Taller

• Shorter

Multiple Choice

What do you call it when sediment settles and creates a new landform?

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Deposition

Multiple Select

WHICH 2 COUNTRIES BORDER THE NETHERLANDS?

• GERMANY

• RUSSIA

• BELGIUM

• ITALY

Multiple Choice

BRAZIL'S GOVERNMENT HAS CONFLICT WITH FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND MINERS OVER THE ISSUE OF-

• FLOODS

• DAM BUILDING

• DEFORESTATION

• DESERTIFICATION

Human activities that shape the Earth

SHRINKING OF THE ARAL SEA

THE ARAL SEA IS LOCATED IN KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

BOTH OF THESE COUNTRIES WERE IN THE SOVIET UNION ALONG WITH RUSSIA.

Farmers in THE SOVIET UNION CHANGED THE COURSE OF RIVERS FLOWING INTO THE ARAL SEA TO USE THE WATER FOR IRRIGATION.

THEY USED THE WATER FROM THE ARAL SEA TO IRRIGATE COTTON CROPS THERE.

AS A RESULT THE ARAL SEA BEGAN SHRINKING IN SIZE IN THE 1960'S AND IT CONTINUES TO SHRINK.

THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FISHING INDUSTRY THERE HAVE BEEN BADLY HARMED. "DESERTIFICATION"

Multiple Choice

What would you call the process happening in this picture?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Reforestation

• Climate Adjustment

EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO STABILIZE THE ARAL SEA BUT HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE POSITIVE IMPACT.

Human activities that shape the Earth

ASWAN HIGH DAM

THE ASWAN HIGH DAM WAS BUILT DURING THE 1960'S ON THE NILE RIVER IN EGYPT.

WHY WOULD A COUNTRY BUILD A DAM ON ITS ONLY MAJOR SOURCE OF WATER?

PEOPLE ALONG THE NILE EXPERIENCE YEARLY FLOOD EVENTS.

• A POSITIVE IN THAT IT PROVIDES ALLUVIAL SOIL.

• A NEGATIVE IN THAT IT IS DESTRUCTIVE TO LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT.

Multiple Choice

What is Alluvial Soil good for?

• Nothing

• Farming

• Sandy

• Rancing

THE ASWAN HIGH DAM PREVENTS FLOODING

AND CREATES A RESERVOIR OF WATER THAT CAN USED FOR IRRIGATION OF CROPS.

Multiple Choice

What do you think a reservoire does?

• distributes water

• evaporates water

• makes rivers larger

• holds water for people to use later

CAN YOU FIND THE NILE RIVER?

WHAT ABOUT THE NILE RIVER DELTA? IT IS THE TRIANGLE SHAPED AREA WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA (GREEN).

NOTICE THE ARID LANDSCAPE IN THE BACKGROUND.

​NILE RIVER

THE PREVIOUS PICTURE SHOWS HOW NARROW THE ZONE IS THAT THEY HAVE TO FARM IN EGYPT.

AND WHY THE ALLUVIAL SOIL IS SO IMPORTANT.

Multiple Choice

Which country does the Nile River serve as its only source of water AND farmland through deposition?

• U.S.

• Russia

• Egypt

• Canada

Human activities that shape the Earth

THE HOOVER DAM ON THE COLORADO RIVER

THE COLORADO RIVER FLOWS IN THE U.S. SOUTHWEST.

Multiple Choice

Which state is NOT impacted by the Colorado River?

• Virginia

• Arizona

• Nevada

• Utah

THE HOOVER DAM HOLDS BACK THE COLORADO RIVER, CREATES LAKE MEAD,

AND SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER TO OVER 25 MILLION PEOPLE!

THAT EQUALS 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN VIRGINIA!

LAS VEGAS GETS ITS WATER FROM LAKE MEAD.

CAN YOU FIND LAS VEGAS ON THIS MAP?

NOTICE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO LAKE MEAD?

WATER FROM LAKE MEAD ALSO SUPPORTS;

LOS ANGELES, CA

SAN DIEGO, CA

PHOENIX, AZ

FARMING IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND COLORADO.

ALL OF THOSE PLACES ARE VERY ARID (DRY)

WHY WOULD A STABLE WATER SUPPLY BE IMPORTANT?

Multiple Choice

According to the picture, why would it be important to have Lake Mead full of water for the people who live in that region?

• it looks wet there

• it looks dry there

• it is not important

• People do not need water

Human activities that shape the Earth

CANALS, RESERVOIRS, & IRRIGATION

CANALS

ARE MAN MADE CHANNELS THAT CARRY WATER and can be large enough for boats/ships to pass through.

RESERVOIRS

ARE HOLDING FACILITIES FOR WATER. CAN BE A LAKE, BUILT UNDERGROUND, OR A LARGE CONTAINER.

WATER TOWERS ARE RESERVOIRS.

IRRIGATION

ARTIFICIALLY WATERING CROPS

IRRIGATION IS IMPORTANT IN SEMIARID AND ARID REGIONS

Multiple Choice

Why would a farmer use irrigation?

• His climate gets too much rainfall

• His climate gets too little rainfall

• Farmers do not use irrigation

• Irrigation causes crops to yield less