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The Colorado River “Where is the Colorado River?” “Why is it an important waterway in the U.S.?”TRANSCRIPT
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The Colorado River
Created by Ms. Gates, 2011
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The Colorado River
Task:
Students will identify the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande,
Colorado, and Hudson rivers.
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The Colorado River
“Where is the Colorado River?”
“Why is it an important waterway
in the U.S.?”
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The Colorado River
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The Colorado River•Most of it
(90%) is used for
irrigation; that means, it’s used to
water crops and fields
nearby.
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The Colorado
• It is the seventh
longest river in the country.
• It is 1,450 miles long.
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The Colorado
•The river runs
through three
deserts•It feeds water to
millions of people.
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The Colorado
The Colorado flows into the
Gulf of California.
The Gulf flows into the Pacific
Ocean.
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•The Colorado starts in the
Rocky Mountains
and runs through the
Grand Canyon.
The Colorado
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The Colorado•The Colorado has over 20 dams built to harness (use) its water to
help people in some way or change the amount of water flow.
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The Colorado
•It used to be a raging river but the dams limit
the flow.• It is very old; many ancient peoples lived
along its banks.
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The Colorado
Colorado means “red-
colored river.”
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The ColoradoMany animals, birds, fish and
plants call the river home.
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The ColoradoHere, flooding is rarely a problem. The
dams control the water flow.
Some parts of the Colorado are protected but not all.
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The Colorado
Tourists (people who visit but don’t stay) play a big part along the Colorado.
People come to fish, raft, swim, kayak and canoe along the water. They visit the dams, Grand Canyon and Las Vegas.
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The Colorado
Tell someone at your table ONE thing you have learned
about the Colorado
river.