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11 Cards in this Set
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what city benefitted from the construction of the hoover dam on the colorado river?
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las vegas
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who wrote the cadillac dessert?
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marc reisner
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who was john powell?
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last great scientific expoditioner
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who was floyd dominey?
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commisoner of reclamation- recreation cheif
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who convened the western states to divide the waters of colorado in 1922?
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herbert hoover
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who was left out of the water rights allocation?
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mexico
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another name for hoover damn?
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boulder dam
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what federal agency built the dam?
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bureau of reclamation
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how much rain does las vegas recieve a year?
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3 inches
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how many ppl move to LV each week?
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1000
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how much water does a resident of LV use each day?
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350 gallons
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