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The Colorado River

Question 1 of 14

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The Colorado River: Location - select the states it runs through

Select one or more of the following:

  • Wyoming

  • Cali

  • New Mexico

  • Colorado

  • Arizona

  • Utah

  • Nevada

  • Iowa

  • Michican

  • Mississippi

Explanation

Question 2 of 14

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The Colorado River: The source is in the Rocky mountains at lake powell

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 14

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The Colorado River: The length from source to mouth

Select one of the following:

  • 2334km

  • 2334miles

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

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The Colorado River: Last time it properly reached the source

Select one of the following:

  • 1998 & briefly during the spring a couple of years ago

  • 1976

Explanation

Question 5 of 14

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The Colorado River:How many people does it support?

Select one of the following:

  • 17 million

  • 18 million

  • 25 million

Explanation

Question 6 of 14

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The Colorado River: how many people does it supply water to?

Select one of the following:

  • 25million

  • 17 million

Explanation

Question 7 of 14

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The Colorado River: how many acres of farmland does the water irrigate?

Select one of the following:

  • 3.5million

  • 4.5 million

Explanation

Question 8 of 14

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The Colorado River: How much water is supplied per person per day (who live in the river basin)

Select one of the following:

  • 2000 gallon per person per day

  • 200 gallons per person per day

  • 20 gallons per person per day

Explanation

Question 9 of 14

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The Colorado River: How much fruit and veg is produced in the Yuma Valley?

Select one of the following:

  • 70%

  • 80%

  • 90%

  • 95%

Explanation

Question 10 of 14

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The Colorado River: What is the CAP?

Select one of the following:

  • Cemi Acrid place

  • Central Arizona Project

  • Central Arizonan People

Explanation

Question 11 of 14

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The Colorado River: How long is the CAP

Select one of the following:

  • 336 miles open top canal

  • 336km open top canal

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

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The Colorado River: Temp of the water (average)

Select one of the following:

  • 42 degrees F

  • 42 degrees C

  • 42 kelvin

Explanation

Question 13 of 14

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The Colorado River: how long did the river hit the delta for pre 1998

Select one of the following:

  • 6 million years

  • 160,000 years

  • 36 million years

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

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The Colorado River: How much water is released by GCD to HD each year?

Select one of the following:

  • 10.15km3

  • 100.15km3

Explanation

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