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water resources final review With Questions And 100% SURE ANSWERS
Terms in this set (351)
irrigation the artificial application of water to grow crops
necessary in regions that receive less than 20 inches of rainfall per year; supplement plants
why irrigation?
with water during dry times to increase crop yields
- runs pole to pole
- established by John Wesley Powell
100th meridian
- East has average precipitation of >20 inches/year (humid)
- West has average precipitation of <20 inches/year (arid)
Explorer and geologist who warned that traditional agriculture could not succeed west of the
John Wesley Powell
100th meridian
20% of corn and wheat
what do the high plains account for
25% of cotton
(agriculture)?
40% of feedlot beef
full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for
what is "area equipped for irrigation"?
spate irrigation
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water resources final review With Questions And 100% SURE ANSWERS
Terms in this set (351)
irrigation the artificial application of water to grow crops
necessary in regions that receive less than 20 inches of rainfall per year; supplement plants
why irrigation?
with water during dry times to increase crop yields
- runs pole to pole
- established by John Wesley Powell
100th meridian
- East has average precipitation of >20 inches/year (humid)
- West has average precipitation of <20 inches/year (arid)
Explorer and geologist who warned that traditional agriculture could not succeed west of the
John Wesley Powell
100th meridian
20% of corn and wheat
what do the high plains account for
25% of cotton
(agriculture)?
40% of feedlot beef
full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for
what is "area equipped for irrigation"?
spate irrigation
1/1
0
, water resources final review
2/1
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