Topic 1: There far less water flowing through the CO river than the 17.5 million acre feet per year that is promised to seven states and Mexico. This is an example of a difference between "wet" and "paper" water. You should be able to define these terms and describe a few examples of situations in which paper water exceeds wet water and why this is a problem.
Topic 2: The great dams of world (particularly the massive US projects from the 30s, 40s, and 50s are "imponderably massive", numerous, and permanent -see many quotes from the beginning of chapter 3 and throughout chapter 5 in Reisner
Topic 3: Dam Pros and cons- be able to list and describe the many reasons that we as as a society built dams and why dams might not be the best for everyone (and everything) involved.
Topic 4: The Grand Coulee Dam- be able to describe its awesome magnitude, its interesting history in the US legislature, and its important role in world history.
Slides shown in lecture today are available as a .pdf on Sakai.
The my maps page has been updated with the locations mentioned in today's lecture.
Please read The Canadian Oil Boom by Robert Kunzig for Friday.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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