Name __________
Ogallala
Depletion Webquest
Directions: Visit Miss Vogt’s Website and click the
Link for 7th grade and then scroll down to
Aquifer Webquest. It will open the exact document
That you have in front of you. Please handwrite
The information onto your hard copy but use the
Online document to click on the links to research
For the webquest.
Label the following states:
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
South Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas,
Nebraska Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska
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Using the provided answer the following:
http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Oc-Po/Ogallala-Aquifer.html
What are the major characteristics of the Ogallala aquifer?
Where does the majority of the water come from?
Research and define:
Groundwater:
Water table:
Water recharge:
Unconfined aquifer:
Semiarid:
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Using the provided answer the following:
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/gccourse/issues/society/ogallala/ogallala.ht
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Provide some background on the Ogallala aquifer and what it is used for.
When did use of the aquifer begin?
As a part of the Great Plains Report what was recommended to prevent dust storms, soil
erosion, and desertification?
Why are not all states within the Ogallala region confronted by the same degree of
crisis (dust storms, erosion and desertification) ?