Quiz Questions & Exercises

Class
California Water Course

Quiz Questions:

  1. What is the “portfolio” approach to water management?  Give some examples for water supply and flood management.  What are some of the advantages and limitations of portfolio-based water management?
  2. What is ecosystem reconciliation?  How does it differ from traditional and current policy and management for ecosystems? 
  3. What is “cooperative federalism”?  Give some examples.  What are the advantages of this approach for federal, state, and local agencies?  What are some drawbacks of this approach?
  4. List and briefly describe five major water problems in California.  What is your thinking on the prognosis for future developments and solutions for each problem?
  5. Is California doomed with respect to water problems?  What is your prognosis?

Exercises:

  1. For your region, or some other region, what are five major water problems?  What is your thinking on the prognosis for future developments and solutions for each problem?
  2. What allows California to have such a large economy and population despite being a fairly dry state?  How does California compare with other regions of the world with dry climates in terms of economy, population, agriculture, and preservation of native ecosystems?