las vegas water and carbon cycle

Question 1

what are the characteristics of Las Vegas

Answer 1

• low NPP
• lack vegetation
• plants such as cacti that are adapted to low water environments
• flat and dry landscape.

Question 2

how is the Coachella valley landscape maintained

Answer 2

• over 213 of the local farmers use irrigation
• ## they are using 280,000 acre square feet of water annually.

Question 3

why is there a high level of water allocation to the Coachella valley

Answer 3

due to the number of golf courses exceeding that of 100, as well as the irrigation that is need to maintain the farming community.

Question 4

what effect does the high level of irrigation have on the water cycle

Answer 4

• high temperatures means that most of the water that is used is evaporated into the atmosphere, this therefore means that there is little recycling of water throughout the biosphere.

Question 5

how much of the water that is allocated to Coachella valley is used for farming and agricultural irrigation

Answer 5

75%

Question 6

what percentage of the water globally, is used for irrigation

Answer 6

70%

Question 7

what is the average precipitation levels within Arizona?

Answer 7

average monthly precipitation levels in Arizona, tend to be less than than 30mm, with annual rainfall being less than 200mm (average monthly rainfall in the amazon is 300mm per month and 3000-4000m annually)