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The Colorado River
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Facts about the river Colorado
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unit 1
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rivers and coasts
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Question 1
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The Colorado River: Location - select the states it runs through
Answer
Wyoming
Cali
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Iowa
Michican
Mississippi
Question 2
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The Colorado River: The source is in the Rocky mountains at lake powell
Answer
True
False
Question 3
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The Colorado River: The length from source to mouth
Answer
2334km
2334miles
Question 4
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The Colorado River: Last time it properly reached the source
Answer
1998 & briefly during the spring a couple of years ago
1976
Question 5
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The Colorado River:How many people does it support?
Answer
17 million
18 million
25 million
Question 6
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The Colorado River: how many people does it supply water to?
Answer
25million
17 million
Question 7
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The Colorado River: how many acres of farmland does the water irrigate?
Answer
3.5million
4.5 million
Question 8
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The Colorado River: How much water is supplied per person per day (who live in the river basin)
Answer
2000 gallon per person per day
200 gallons per person per day
20 gallons per person per day
Question 9
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The Colorado River: How much fruit and veg is produced in the Yuma Valley?
Answer
70%
80%
90%
95%
Question 10
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The Colorado River: What is the CAP?
Answer
Cemi Acrid place
Central Arizona Project
Central Arizonan People
Question 11
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The Colorado River: How long is the CAP
Answer
336 miles open top canal
336km open top canal
Question 12
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The Colorado River: Temp of the water (average)
Answer
42 degrees F
42 degrees C
42 kelvin
Question 13
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The Colorado River: how long did the river hit the delta for pre 1998
Answer
6 million years
160,000 years
36 million years
Question 14
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The Colorado River: How much water is released by GCD to HD each year?
Answer
10.15km3
100.15km3
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