Natural Resources
What can take salt out of salt water?
Desalination plants
Where can we find some fresh water?
Underground
What do irrigation systems do?
Make more land useful for farming.
When was the Aswan High Dam built?
1970
Where does Los Angeles get its water from?
Owens River
Where do we get natural resources from?
The earth
What is a well?
Deep holes in the ground.
Where does the irrigation system take water?
To farms.
What was the reservoir called?
Lake Nasser
How does the aqueduct bring water?
Through rivers, pipes and even tunnels.
Can animals in the ocean use salt water?
Yes, they can.
What is an aqueduct?
Human-made river or big pipe.
Why do farms need water?
To help plants grow.
What lives inside the reservoir?
Fish
How much water does the aqueduct bring to the city?
Almost half of its water
Can land animals use salt water?
No, they use fresh water.
Where can boats use an aqueduct?
In a modern aqueduct in Germany.
What changes as we take water from land and rivers?
Many bodies of water are drying up.
What is used to make jeans?
When was William Mulholland born? And when did he die?
1855-1935
Why do we need natural resources?
We need them to survive and they make our lives easier.
Why do people need aqueducts?
To move water over hundreds of kilometers.
What can you do to conserve water?
Use less, take quick showers, don't be wasteful, etc.
How much water does cotton need so it can make one pair of jeans?
7000 liters
How far away was the Owens River from L.A.?
375km away