Chapt. 9 /10 Wetlands, Dams, Reservoirs

Question 1

What are some cons to dams?

Answer 1

• Displace thousands of people putting them into poverty from water rich lands to decelente waste lands.
• Build up od Sediment cutting off nutrients down stream
• Fish can’t move up stream to bread
• Increase waterborn illnesses from stagnent water

Question 2

What are some Pros to dams?

Answer 2

• Stores water for year round use
• Prevents flooding during high raining or melting years
• Create a recuational area for fishing and swimming
• Produce hydro energy
• Farm and Irrigation use

Question 3

Estuary is?

Answer 3

• Partley inclosed body of water where fresh water meets salt water
• Among the most productive echosystems on earth
• Flood and storm surge protection
• Sediment and nutrient absorption
• Fisheries

Question 4

Wetlands are good for?

Answer 4

• Purifing process of pollutents and waste out of water
• Flood control
• High biodiversity with a variety of plants, fish, birds, and insects

Question 5

In what year time frame did we lose the most wetlands?

Answer 5

1950-1970 losing over 458,000acres

Question 6

Endemic means?

Answer 6

An area of wildlife not found anywhere else in the world. Can include animals.

Question 7

Whats is the MPRSA?

Answer 7

Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act
(1972)
NOAA can designate marine national parks to be preserved

Question 8

Whats is the ODA? and what does it protect?

Answer 8

Ocean Dump Act 1988
• No ocean dumping w/o MPRSA permit
• Dredging COE permit needed

Question 9

What is Whip?

Answer 9

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 (the Farm Bill)
Implememnts a reward program for framers who preserve forest or wetlands on thier land

Question 10

What is the CZMA?

Answer 10

Coastal Zone MAnagement Act 1972

The management and conservation of coast

Question 11

Whats is the US #1 energy consumption for an energy source?

Answer 11

Petrolium which is 37% of what we use

Question 12

Whats is the largest renewable energy source we use in the US?

Answer 12

Hydropower at 35% of renewable energy used

Renewable energy accounts for 8% of all energy the US uses for energy sources.

Question 13

What are the different renewable energy sources the US uses?

Answer 13

Solar
Hydropower
Geothermal
Biofuel
Biomass waste
Wind
Wood

Question 14

How much precent of the US rivers are dammed?

And what country is the biggest producer for hyrdopower?

Answer 14

98%

China is the largest producer of Hydro electricity

Question 15

Whats are the different kinds of dams?

Answer 15

Gravity dam
River to river dam
Earthen dam
Buttress dam
Concret ark dam

Question 16

Earthen dams have to be at least how much natural material to be considered earthen dam?

Answer 16

50% natural material