How do you think Tucson and the Tucson Basin Aquifer would be aff ected

if Tucson’s CAP allotment were reduced or cut off completely? What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. Without CAP water, Tucson does not have enough groundwater to
sustain its rapidly growing population. The water table would drop and the city might
possibly need to halt growth or substantially raise water prices.

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Before time zones were created in the 1880s, one could encounter ________ local times during a rail trip across the United States

A) no B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) many

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The _______ orogeny in Europe is a mirror image of the Taconic and Acadian orogenies in

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