L4 - Las Vegas Flashcards
1
Q
Which state is Las Vegas located in?
A
Nevada
2
Q
Which desert is Las Vegas in?
A
Arizona desert
3
Q
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the ____________ river
A
Colorado
4
Q
Which lake mostly supplies Vegas with water?
A
Lake Powell
5
Q
What is the main airport for Las Vegas?
A
Mccarran International Airport
7
Q
Which damn controls the water flow to Vegas?
A
Hoover Damn
7
Q
How many tourists come to Vegas every year?
A
35 million
9
Q
Other than water, what else does the Hoover Damn give Las Vegas?
A
Electricity
10
Q
What does the Ecological Footprint measure?
A
How fast we consume resources and generate waste compared to how fast nature absorbs the waste and generates new resources
11
Q
What have the surrounding states outlawed?
A
Gambling
11
Q
Las Vegas is the _____________ capital of the world
A
Gambling
