WorksheetsLife along Colorado River
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
What two countries does the Colorado River flow through?
Mexico and Canada
United States and Mexico
Unite States and Panama
Mexico and Guatemala
Why is the Colorado River important to people?
People usually love rivers.
They need it to practice swimming
They depend on it for their water source.
They think it is beautiful.
People of the Southwest rely on the Colorado River for each of these, EXCEPT..
Drinking water
Water for farms
Fantastic pool parties
Turbines/electricity
Why is it so difficult to grow crops in the SW?
The soil is too moist/wet
The land is dry with little to no rain
The southwest is known for farming
The animals eat the plants that grown
What did they mine in Colorado?
Gold
Diamonds
Silver
Platinum
What is it called when water moves rocks and dirt?
rain
erosion
a river
A variety of animals and plants can be found at the Grand Canyon because of the differences in the the water amounts, elevation, and climate.
True
False
Bats, Rabbits, and _____ are smaller mammals found at the Grand Canyon.
burrows
squirrels
Cantor
