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)

Question

increase decrease

presence of dams
municipal use
climate change
irrigation
increase in precipitation

Answer 1

- presence of dams: decreases
- municipal use: decreases
- climate change: increases
- irrigation: decreases
- increase in precipitation: increases

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

Colorado River Compact

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

- whether dams increase the salt level of water
- whether dams impact the volume of rivers
- whether people should build dams on rivers