Drag each concept to indicate whether it increases or decreases the water levels and flow in a river each year. Terms may be used more than once.(2 points)
increase decrease
presence of dams
municipal use
climate change
irrigation
increase in precipitation
- presence of dams: decreases
- municipal use: decreases
- climate change: increases
- irrigation: decreases
- increase in precipitation: increases
Which of the following agreements allocated 7.5 million acre-feet of water to each basin of the Colorado River?(1 point)
Responses
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Colorado River Compact
Mexican Water Treaty
Boulder Canyon Project Act
Colorado River Compact
Which of the following are controversies over water usage in the United States? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses
whether there are hidden costs to tap water
whether dams increase the salt level of water
whether dams impact the volume of rivers
whether water treatment should be privatized
whether people should build dams on rivers
whether people should drink bottled or tap water
- whether dams increase the salt level of water
- whether dams impact the volume of rivers
- whether people should build dams on rivers