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Chapter 4 Cadillac Desert Questions

Chapter 4 Cadillac Desert Questions

Q Open up the attached word document and answer the questions there. When finished, upload the document to Canvas. Read Chapter 4 from Cadillac Desert and answer the following questions. 1. Is the Colorado able to satisfy the demands placed upon it? 2. Describe why the Colorado is such a good candidate for providing water to the West. 3. What is a deficit river? 4. In modern times, how did the Salton Sink become the Salton Sea? 5. How did the Colorado River Compact divide the river’s water? Was there enough water for each of the participants? 6. What is a cash register dam? 7. What is river basin planning and accounting?

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A lot has been expected from the Colorado River. It carries two thousand pounds of salt which results in a diminishing rate of flow. There has been a huge downfall in the amount of salmon and steelhead. The Colorado River has two big reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell. However, because of global warming and excessive use, the increasing human demands cannot be fulfilled. Above those contaminants from bombs are contaminating the river basin threatening the liver of the river. Colorado had gallons of water but later water dried and could not reach the sea.