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Water Resources Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update

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Water Resources Final Exam Questions
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WhatiisianiEcosystem?i-iCorrectiAnswer-self-
regulatingiassociationiofilivingiorganismsianditheirinon-
livingienvironment


Abioticicomponentsiofianiecosystem:i-iCorrectiAnswer--iLight
-iHabitati(includesiwater)
-iNutrients


Bioticicomponentsiofianiecosystemi-iCorrectiAnswer--iProducers
-iConsumers
-iDecomposers


Netiprimaryiproductivityiequationi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Netiprimaryiproductivityi=iPhotosynthesisi-iRespiration


TheiFoundationiofiAquaticiEcosystemsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Plants:iFirstifoodisource;iProvideioxygen;iCriticalihabitat

,Biomassi-iCorrectiAnswer-
weightiofiorganicimaterialiandiitsistoredienergy


"benthic"ivegetationi-iCorrectiAnswer-Bottomivegetation


Idealiconditionsiforibenthicivegetationi-iCorrectiAnswer-PlentifuliLight
AmpleiNutrients
SuitableiWateriTemperature
MinimaliGrazingiPressurei
Non-scouringiVelocities
StableiSubstratum


Deadizoneiformationi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Anthropogenicirunoffi(fertilizers,iwasteifromiagri.)ientersigoldicoastiwat
ers,ialgaeibloomsiutilizeithatifoodiandigrowioutioficontrol,iwhenitheifoo
diisigoneitheialgaeidies,ibacteriaimovesiinitoieatitheideadialgaeiandicons
umesialliofitheiairiinitheiwater


Whatiisidominanticontrolionibenthiciprimaryiproductivity?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Sunilight




DeltaiSmeltisignificancei-iCorrectiAnswer-
Whenitheideltaismeltibecameiendangeredidueitoioveripumpingiwhichim
adeitheideltaisalinityiincrease,iitithenithreatenediwhoopingicraneipopul
ationsianditheiSacramento-

,SaniJoaquinideltaiecosystem.iThei9thicircuiticourtidictatesithatitheipum
psihaditoibeistoppediandianialternateiirrigationisystemicreated


WhatiendangeredispeciesiisiofisignificanceiiniTexasiregardingioverlappi
ngiwatershedsi-iCorrectiAnswer-Mussels


WhoiwasitheifirstitoiassigniaimonetaryivalueitoiEcoiSystemiservices?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-RobertiCostanza




Whati3idisciplinesifalliunderiWateriResources?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
hydrology,ifluvialigeomorphology,iandiAquaticiecologyidisciplines


3ilegsiofiwateriresourceisustainability:i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Naturalisciences
Socio/CulturaliDimensions
Policy/Economicsimanagement


Believediwateriisiainaturalisubjectiforistudyiinigeographyi(1985)i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Mather




WhereiwasiMesopotamiai(Cradleioficivilization)ilocated?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-betweenitheiTigrisiandiEuphratesirivers




Whenididitheiagriculturaliboomihappen?i-iCorrectiAnswer-6000ibc

, Whatiwasithei1stibroad-scaleiwaterideliveryisystem?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Qanati(Kanat)iundergroundipipesianditunnels


Whatigiantidam,ipredominantlyiforihydroelectricity,iwillibeitheilargestii
niAfrica?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
MillenniumiGrandiEthiopianiRenaissanceiDam


Aquaductsi-iCorrectiAnswer-
aniartificialiwatercourseiuseditoideliveriwateri(canals,itunnels,ipipes)


Acequias:i-iCorrectiAnswer-
canalsithatihaveigatesioricutioffipointsithatiisicommunityiownediandiope
ratedi(NiAfrica)


GreatiPlainsisettlementibeganiinitheimid-
1800s,iareaibetweenithei98thimeridianiandirockyimountains,ithisiisirele
vantitoiwateriresourcesibecausei-iCorrectiAnswer-
thisisettlementigrowthiwasionitheiOgallalaiAquiferi-
iwhichiisianiunconfinediaquifer




Wheniwasitheiageiofidamsiasitheifocusiofiregionalidevelopment?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-1902-1970

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