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Water Diversion and Management

Water Diversion and Management

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Water Diversion and Management

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Multiple Choice

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

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Learning math

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Things humans build or create for economic activity

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Natural forces

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Things humans need to live

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Multiple Choice

What creates alluvial soil?

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Earthquakes

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Rain

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Deposition by floods going down

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Erosion by floods rising

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Multiple Choice

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What kind of islands are Hawaii?

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Big

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Continental

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Coral

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Volcanic

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Multiple Select

Which 2 things happen around the Pacific Plate tectonic boundary?

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Volcanoes

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Earthquakes

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Divergence

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Multiple Choice

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

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Ring of Doom

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Great Circle

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Ring of Fire

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Plate Action

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Multiple Select

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

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California

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France

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Japan

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Alaska

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Turkey

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Multiple Choice

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

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Taller

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Shorter

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Multiple Choice

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

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Erosion

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Transportation

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Deposition

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Multiple Select

WHICH 2 COUNTRIES BORDER THE NETHERLANDS?

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GERMANY

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RUSSIA

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BELGIUM

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ITALY

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Multiple Choice

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

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FLOODS

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DAM BUILDING

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DEFORESTATION

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DESERTIFICATION

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Human activities that shape the Earth

SHRINKING OF THE ARAL SEA

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THE ARAL SEA IS LOCATED IN KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

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

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

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

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

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

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Multiple Choice

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What would you call the process happening in this picture?

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Desertification

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Deforestation

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Reforestation

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Climate Adjustment

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

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Human activities that shape the Earth

ASWAN HIGH DAM

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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?

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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.

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Multiple Choice

What is Alluvial Soil good for?

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Nothing

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Farming

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Sandy

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Rancing

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THE ASWAN HIGH DAM PREVENTS FLOODING

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

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Multiple Choice

What do you think a reservoire does?

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distributes water

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evaporates water

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makes rivers larger

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holds water for people to use later

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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).

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NOTICE THE ARID LANDSCAPE IN THE BACKGROUND.

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​NILE RIVER

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

AND WHY THE ALLUVIAL SOIL IS SO IMPORTANT.

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Multiple Choice

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

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U.S.

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Russia

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Egypt

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Canada

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Human activities that shape the Earth

THE HOOVER DAM ON THE COLORADO RIVER

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

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Multiple Choice

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Which state is NOT impacted by the Colorado River?

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Virginia

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Arizona

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Nevada

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Utah

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

AND SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER TO OVER 25 MILLION PEOPLE!

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THAT EQUALS 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN VIRGINIA!

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LAS VEGAS GETS ITS WATER FROM LAKE MEAD.

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CAN YOU FIND LAS VEGAS ON THIS MAP?

NOTICE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO LAKE MEAD?

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WATER FROM LAKE MEAD ALSO SUPPORTS;

LOS ANGELES, CA

SAN DIEGO, CA

PHOENIX, AZ

FARMING IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND COLORADO.

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ALL OF THOSE PLACES ARE VERY ARID (DRY)

WHY WOULD A STABLE WATER SUPPLY BE IMPORTANT?

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Multiple Choice

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

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it looks wet there

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it looks dry there

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it is not important

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People do not need water

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Human activities that shape the Earth

CANALS, RESERVOIRS, & IRRIGATION

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CANALS

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

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RESERVOIRS

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

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WATER TOWERS ARE RESERVOIRS.

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IRRIGATION

ARTIFICIALLY WATERING CROPS

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IRRIGATION IS IMPORTANT IN SEMIARID AND ARID REGIONS

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Multiple Choice

Why would a farmer use irrigation?

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His climate gets too much rainfall

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His climate gets too little rainfall

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Farmers do not use irrigation

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Irrigation causes crops to yield less

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