What do you think could realistically be done to protect this immense
but fi nite resource in the High Plains Aquifer? Propose a series of actions
and a time line for implementing those actions. For example, what could
you change about the type and acreage of the crops grown there, or the
irrigation practices? What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. A combination of more effi cient irrigation methods, higher-yield
drought-tolerant crops, and increased use of imported surface water might decrease the
depletion rate.
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Which one of the following is a sedimentary rock?
A) limestone B) rhyolite C) slate D) quartz
Surface pressure is about
A) 1500mb. B) 2500mb. C) 1000mb. D) 200mb. E) 20mb.
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A) Coaxial B) Guaymas Basin C) Lost City D) Lucky Strike E) Tubeworm Barbeque