Life Zones
6
How many Life Zones are there in NM?
5
How many main rivers are there in NM?
Man made Lake
What is a reservoir?
Surface water
What is water found on top of the earth?
Run North and South
What are lines of Longitude?
Hudsonian
Which is the narrowest zone and has tree line?
San Juan
Which river is famous for fly fishing?
Aquifer
What is an underground river or lake?
Drought
What is a long period of time with no measurable precipitation?
Measures N to S?
What are lines of Latitude?
Canadian
Which zone supplies water to lower zones?
Rio Grande
What is the name of the 3rd longest river in the USA?
June - September
What are the months NM gets 3/4 of it's precipitation?
250 sq miles
What is the amount of surface water in NM?
Measures E to W
What are lines of Longitude?
Major timber zone
What is the Transition Zone?
Pecos
What is the river that flows through Carlsbad?
Irrigation
What is artificial watering?
Flumes
Run East to West?
What are lines of Latitude?
Arctic-Alpine
What is the smallest zone on mountain peaks?
names of the 5 main rivers in NM.
Rio Grande, Pecos, San Juan, Canadian and Gila
Non-navigable
- cannot travel by boat
- cannot use for transportation
What are all of NM's rivers?
15 inches
What is the state yearly average precipitation?
temperatures decrease
precipitation increases
What is as altitude increases?