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Who's Really Using Up the Water in the American West?
Provided by: Vox |Published on: November 1, 2022
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Synopsis
- This video explores water consumption in the Western United States, focusing on the enormous amount of water used for agriculture and the solutions to water scarcity.
- Students will learn about depletion in the Colorado River system, irrigation agreements between LA, San Diego, and the Palo Verde Irrigation District, and the benefits and drawbacks of fallowing.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Vox
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, California
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video visually compares the water used for irrigated farming, industrial use, and residential use.
- It is easy to understand and provides more than one perspective on the solutions.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the concept of irrigation.
- This video contains ads.
Differentiation
- Connect this video to lessons about the effects of agriculture on the climate.
- Teachers could use this as a hook to evaluate the pros and cons of raising cows as livestock.
- It could lead to a discussion of different alternatives to beef that are more sustainable.
- It could be used in an economics class to evaluate the costs and benefits of rotational fallowing on farmers.
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