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13 Cards in this Set
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A _____ is an area where water is stored.
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Resevoir.
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How do resevoirs help poeple during dry years?
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By providing water to farms and cities.
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Who are water users in the Colorado River Basin?
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-Families(wash clothes,drink,shower, and flush toilets)
-farmers and ranchers -businesses -miners |
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What is a habitat?
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The place where an animal lives in nature.
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What is conservation?
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The careful use of a resource.
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_____ is water that has been used.
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Wastewater.
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How many people live in the Colorado River Basin?
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25 million.
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How have dams on the Colorado River hurt wildlife?
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Destroying habitats.
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What happens as more people move to the Colorado Basin?
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Water shortages may become a problem.
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Why is the Colorado River reddish-brown in color?
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Each tribatary adds water and soil called silt to the river.
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Rivers that join other rivers are called _____.
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Tributaries.
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Who were the first settlers in the Colorado River Basin?
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Native American Farmers
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Hw did the Colorado River get its name?
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Its reddish color.
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