Post 4-H2O Leadership Academy Quiz - Part 1

Make an effort to answer each question fully. Some questions require only a short response, but others need greater explanation and require more research. Completion of this assignment is worth (1.5) hours toward your water ambassador service requirement.

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1. Your Name (Required.)

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2. According to Dr. John Tracy, Director of Texas Water Resources Institute, what is the major problem facing agriculture producers in the Ogallala Aquifer? (i.e., why is this aquifer getting so much attention?) (Required.)

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3. The Ogallala Aquifer underlies what eight states? (Required.)

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4. In the Ogallala Aquifer region, livestock and crop production accounts for what percentage of the United States agricultural output? (Required.)

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5. What do Dr. Dave Brown and Dr. Meagan Schipanski see as the specific agricultural challenges for this region now and in the future? (Required.)

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6. What do Schipanski and Braurer envision for agriculture in the future for the region (i.e., how will agriculture producers cope or adapt?) (Required.)

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7. What makes The Dashboard for Irrigation Efficiency Management (DIEM) software tool unique? (Required.)

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8. The Water Irrigation Scheduler for Efficient Application (WISE) is an online and mobile app tool to help agriculture producers manage irrigation. It is based on 'field capacity' and 'wilting point'. What is 'field capacity' and 'wilting point'? (Required.)

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9. What are the challenges and benefits of soil moisture sensors, as suggested by Dr. Robert Schwartz? (Required.)

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10. In 1953, Robert Daugherty, a Nebraska businessman, bought the rights for the first ever center pivot irrigation system design. What was the patent name for the machine, and who invented it? (Required.)

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