Environmental Science 14th Edition by Tyler Miller ,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 21

What is a dam What is a reservoir What are the advantages and disadvantages of using large dams and reservoirs Describe what has happened to water flows in the Colorado River since 1960. List three possible solutions to this problem. Describe the California Water Project. Describe the environmental and health disaster caused by the Aral Sea water transfer project. Define desalination and distinguish between distillation and reverse osmosis as methods for desalinating water. What are three limitations of desalination