GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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How could Glen Canyon be restored to its natural state?
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by removing a dam
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by using irrigation
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by planting a forest
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by replacing topsoil
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glen Canyon Dam was built to provide water storage, cheap hydroelectric power and recreational opportunities for lake-starved Westerners. The department that built the dam, the Bureau of Reclamation, fought for Glen Canyon because of a politically pressing need for water storage (Reisner, 1993).
Detailed explanation-2: -When the dam was completed, and the flow of the Colorado River was stifled, sediments traveling along with the river were blocked by the dam and began to build up in what would become the Lake Powell reservoir.
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